Acquitted Navy SEAL sues ex-lawyers, legal nonprofit

A Navy SEAL acquitted in a war crimes trial has sued two of his former attorneys and a military legal defense nonprofit.

The San Diego Union-Tribune says the lawsuit filed Friday in Texas by Petty Officer 1st Class Edward Gallagher claims his case wasn’t defended properly. The filing says attorneys Colby Vokey and Phillip Stackhouse, along with United American Patriots, attempted to delay the case in an effort to maximize fundraising for the nonprofit.

Stackhouse said he hasn’t yet read the complaint. United American Patriots CEO David Gurfein says he hasn't read it either. A lawyer for Vokey didn’t address the complaint in an email to the newspaper.

A military jury in July cleared Gallagher of murder. He was convicted of a single charge of posing for photos with a 17-year-old militant's corpse.