The University of Arizona has spent at least $1.4 million on outside legal work during the 12 months since former Arizona Wildcats' assistant basketball coach was arrested on charges of bribery and fraud.
Legal bills released under the Arizona Public Records Law show the university divided that spending between two Phoenix firms since September 2017, paying $796,817 to the Steptoe & Johnson law firm and $623,822 to the Jackson Lewis firm.
The bills account for 3,100 hours of legal work involving at least 15 lawyers and show the extent to which university officials have sought legal counsel since Arizona assistant men's basketball coach Emanuel "Book" Richardson was arrested last year in a widespread FBI investigation of alleged corruption in NCAA basketball.