Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy attorney demands he be paid and asks to withdraw from counsel
Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy after being told he must pay a judgment of $148 million after he was found to have defamed two election workers in Georgia.
But now his lawyer in that bankruptcy case is arguing he should be paid for the legal fees, so he can withdraw from the suit. The fees total $250,000.
According to a court filing flagged by CourtWatch, Kenneth Caruso Law, LLC is demanding payment despite Giuliani's bankruptcy from the "debtor."
"Upon approval of this Application, Mr. Joseph Sibley of Camara & Sibley and Mr. Kenneth Caruso of KCL will execute and file in the D.C. Circuit a formal notice of withdrawal and substitution of counsel," the filing says.
"Given the nature and amount of the judgment in Freeman et al. v. Giuliani, it is imperative to the Debtor and the estate that the Debtor succeed in and have excellent representation in the Appeal," it continues.
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When Caruso was hired to represent Giuliani, the former mayor said that Caruso was a friend who agreed to represent him.
"In total, Giuliani faces at least 10 civil lawsuits," Bloomberg Law wrote in April. "Those suits include multiple alleging defamation, he disclosed in court filings. Giuliani has said he has a legal defense fund, and creditors have asked for more information about who has contributed to it."
Caruso is only the latest Giuliani lawyer struggling to get cash out of his client amid financial woes.
L. Allyn Stockton Jr., who represents Giuliani in the Georgia racketeering case related to attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, has alleged in a lawsuit that he's owed $1.36 million in unpaid legal fees.
Stockton, however, said that he and Giuliani have an "arrangement that I'm satisfied with" for how to pay for his legal services.