What a surprise!

Rudy Giuliani's ex-lawyers sue him for the $1.4 million they say he owes
for defending him in election interference investigations

It's the latest bad news for Giuliani, who has been indicted and put his
apartment up for sale.

Giuliani has told courts that he's tight on cash, even though Donald
Trump has helped him fundraise.

Rudy Giuliani owes nearly $1.4 million to a law firm that represented
him in investigations related to his attempts to overturn the 2020
presidential election, that firm says in a new lawsuit.

The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan state court on Monday, alleges Giuliani
agreed to pay over $1.5 million to the law firm Davidoff Hutcher &
Citron under a retainer agreement, but has paid only $214,000 to date.

Robert Costello, a partner at the Davidoff firm who is a longtime friend
and lawyer to Giuliani, is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit.

Giuliani made a token payment of $10,000 earlier this month — which
still leaves a balance of $1,360,196, the complaint claims.

https://www.businessinsider.com/giuliani-lawyers-lawsuit-1-million-unpaid-legal-fees-2023-9

On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 2:00:55 PM UTC-7, kmiller wrote:
> What a surprise!
>
> Rudy Giuliani's ex-lawyers sue him for the $1.4 million they say he owes
> for defending him in election interference investigations
>
> It's the latest bad news for Giuliani, who has been indicted and put his
> apartment up for sale.
>
> Giuliani has told courts that he's tight on cash, even though Donald
> Trump has helped him fundraise.
>
> Rudy Giuliani owes nearly $1.4 million to a law firm that represented
> him in investigations related to his attempts to overturn the 2020
> presidential election, that firm says in a new lawsuit.
>
> The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan state court on Monday, alleges Giuliani
> agreed to pay over $1.5 million to the law firm Davidoff Hutcher &
> Citron under a retainer agreement, but has paid only $214,000 to date.
>
> Robert Costello, a partner at the Davidoff firm who is a longtime friend
> and lawyer to Giuliani, is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
>
> Giuliani made a token payment of $10,000 earlier this month — which
> still leaves a balance of $1,360,196, the complaint claims.
>
>
> https://www.businessinsider.com/giuliani-lawyers-lawsuit-1-million-unpaid-legal-fees-2023-9

This article goes into Giuliani's financial situation. It's not good for him. It's unlikely that his friend expects to get any money out of Giuliani. They are probably suing so they can write the money off as a business expense. To do that you have to show that you made an honest effort to collect the money.

"Giuliani Begged, But Trump Refused to Cover His Crushing Legal Bills"

"In fact, Giuliani and his allies have been lobbying Trump to cover his legal bills for years. They argue it’s the least Trump could do since all the legal work Giuliani performed for him was pro bono. But Trump has been adamant that he doesn’t want Giuliani to be paid for his legal services, and apparently hasn’t even told him why — though the Times reports that Trump has told aides it’s because Giuliani is a loser:"

"Cohen himself has offered some insight into Trump’s possibly self-destructive refusal to help Giuliani financially. Last year, Trump’s fixer turned foe told MSNBC that Giuliani has “a better chance of sling-shooting himself to the moon” than of extracting payment from Trump. “His feeling is it is an honor and a privilege to go to prison for him, to do his dirty work,” Cohen explained."

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/08/trump-giuliani-begged.html

TB

On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 3:33:25 PM UTC-7, Technobarbarian wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 2:00:55 PM UTC-7, kmiller wrote:
> > What a surprise!
> >
> > Rudy Giuliani's ex-lawyers sue him for the $1.4 million they say he owes
> > for defending him in election interference investigations
> >
> > It's the latest bad news for Giuliani, who has been indicted and put his
> > apartment up for sale.
> >
> > Giuliani has told courts that he's tight on cash, even though Donald
> > Trump has helped him fundraise.
> >
> > Rudy Giuliani owes nearly $1.4 million to a law firm that represented
> > him in investigations related to his attempts to overturn the 2020
> > presidential election, that firm says in a new lawsuit.
> >
> > The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan state court on Monday, alleges Giuliani
> > agreed to pay over $1.5 million to the law firm Davidoff Hutcher &
> > Citron under a retainer agreement, but has paid only $214,000 to date.
> >
> > Robert Costello, a partner at the Davidoff firm who is a longtime friend
> > and lawyer to Giuliani, is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
> >
> > Giuliani made a token payment of $10,000 earlier this month — which
> > still leaves a balance of $1,360,196, the complaint claims.
> >
> >
> > https://www.businessinsider.com/giuliani-lawyers-lawsuit-1-million-unpaid-legal-fees-2023-9
> This article goes into Giuliani's financial situation. It's not good for him. It's unlikely that his friend expects to get any money out of Giuliani.. They are probably suing so they can write the money off as a business expense. To do that you have to show that you made an honest effort to collect the money.
>
> "Giuliani Begged, But Trump Refused to Cover His Crushing Legal Bills"
>
> "In fact, Giuliani and his allies have been lobbying Trump to cover his legal bills for years. They argue it’s the least Trump could do since all the legal work Giuliani performed for him was pro bono. But Trump has been adamant that he doesn’t want Giuliani to be paid for his legal services, and apparently hasn’t even told him why — though the Times reports that Trump has told aides it’s because Giuliani is a loser:"
>
> "Cohen himself has offered some insight into Trump’s possibly self-destructive refusal to help Giuliani financially. Last year, Trump’s fixer turned foe told MSNBC that Giuliani has “a better chance of sling-shooting himself to the moon” than of extracting payment from Trump. “His feeling is it is an honor and a privilege to go to prison for him, to do his dirty work,” Cohen explained."
>
> https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/08/trump-giuliani-begged.html
>
> TB
>
I’m just starting encompass this re-pucke-lican culture, first you stiff all your helpers then you stiff Rudy he in turn stiffs his shyster and Trump host a charity event for 100 K per plate and stiffs Rudy by giving him 1 K. see how simple this works.
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