It would certainly appear that this 1099-MISC is reporting payments made to the attorney who handled your case. Check the Payer's FEIN and Recipient's FEIN/SSN to see if this form was sent to you in error.
If the payment was reported as being made to you, then contact the Payer for an explanation and issuance of a corrected 1099-MISC with "0" in Box 10.
Unless you are an attorney, you should not have received a 1099-MISC showing payments for attorney's fees. The only exception would be if the 1099-MISC was issued on your behalf (you would be listed as Payer) reporting payments made to an attorney (Attorney's SSN/FEIN listed as Recipient).
Under IRC Section 6045(f), report in box 10 (of Form 1099-MISC) payments that:
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Are made to an attorney in the course of your trade or business in connection with legal services, but not for the attorney’s services, for example, as in a settlement agreement;
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Total $600 or more; and
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Are not reportable by you in box 1 of Form 1099-NEC.
