When Lawyers Fall Out: Tim Case & Tony Hughes

It's always sad when friends fall out, especially when it's public. A very public lawsuit has now been filed in Lauderdale County that pits Florence super attorney Tim Case against the recently arrested former cop Tony Hughes.

Here's the interesting timeline of their "friendship":

February 2003 - Florence police patrol officer Anthony Baxton (Tony) Hughes is arrested on charges of Domestic Violence. He retains Florence attorney Tim Case to represent him.

September 2003 - Hughes, who resigned his position with the local police, is working for Mr. Case as an investigator. In other words, Case took a chance and offered to help Hughes out when he needed it.

December 2012 - Hughes has finished law school and has been taken under Mr. Case's wing. Case thinks so much of Tony that the former cop is named an honorary pall bearer when Mr. Case's father passed away. 

December 2018 - Hughes represents Ronald Warren (Ronnie) Powell in a criminal matter involving insurance and securities fraud that reportedly netted Powell hundreds of thousands of dollars.

January 2020 - Mr. Case files a civil suit against recently arrested Hughes and now convicted felon Ronnie Powell accusing them of the systematic theft of thousands of dollars related to insurance fraud.

This is breaking news, and we have not yet seen a copy of the lawsuit. Yet from the facts that are known, it would seem that Tony Hughes allegedly found a very odd way to repay Mr. Case for his kindness over the years. The Lauderdale County District Attorney's office is scheduled to present its insurance fraud case against Hughes to an upcoming grand jury.

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