From: Lilly Ann Sanchez To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: article on lewis & tein-- Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:11:58 +0000 Miccosukee Indian Tribe alleges `fraud' in legal malpractice suit against former Miami U.S. attorney and law partner The Miccosukees claim former Miami U.S. Attorney Guy Lewis and ex-federal prosecutor Michael Tein defrauded the West Miami-Dade tribe by overcharging on legal bills to collect millions of dollars in fees to support a "lavish lifestyle." ; bi This file photo from 2005 shows lawyers Guy Lewis, left, and Michael Tein. This file photo from 2005 shows lawyers Guy Buy Photo] Lewis, left, and Michael Tein. HERALD FILE PHOTO Related Content • Read the Miccosukee Tribe's lawsuit against Lewis and Tein ; t: Upload and share your own. You can share related videos and photos. Submit: Video Pictures BY JAY WEAVER JWEAVER©MIAMIHERALD.COM The Miccosukee Indians are accusing two Miami defense attorneys of operating a "secret and sophisticated scheme" to fleece them as they raked in millions of dollars in legal fees representing the tribe and several members during the past decade, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. The tribe says Guy Lewis, a former Miami U.S. attorney, and Michael Tein, also an ex-federal prosecutor, defrauded the Miccosukees by charging "excessive" fees for "unsubstantiated" work to support a "lavish lifestyle" of multimillion-dollar homes in upscale Pinecrest and a fleet of foreign luxury cars. The tribe's civil complaint against the prominent pair follows a similar legal malpractice suit filed last fall against its former longtime general counsel, Dexter Lehtinen, who had referred work to Lewis and Tein. Their law firm worked for the West Miami-Dade tribe between 2005 and early 2010, when it was fired amid political upheaval in the Miccosukee leadership. "We can't wait to go to court on this," Tein told The Miami Herald. "This lawsuit is almost comic." He s