Ghislaine Maxwell lawyers

Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former confidante now serving a 20-year prison sentence for child sex trafficking, is being sued for more than $878000 ...

In the days and weeks leading up to the start of Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal trial, her lawyers were threatening to withdraw representation as her brother reassured them repeatedly that he'd get them the money, the lawsuit says. The firm has continually threatened to stop representing Maxwell beginning in 2020 after legal fees continued to go unpaid, the lawsuit says. CNN reached out to Borgerson for comment. and is the daughter of Robert Maxwell -- a Czech-born newspaper tycoon and former British lawmaker who died under mysterious circumstances. The lawsuit also alleges that before the couple broke up Maxwell and her then-husband attempted to shield her assets in real estate in limited liability companies to protect her assets from creditors like the law firm. According to the suit, Ghislaine Maxwell told her attorneys after she was incarcerated in 2020 that her brother Kevin would coordinate the financial aspects of her defense.

Maxwell's ability to pay for representation had apparently long been a concern of the law firm, which at one point threatened to drop her as a client.

Maxwell’s balance — which still exceeded $850,000," the lawsuit states. Maxwell had no intention of paying HMF in full 'tomorrow' — or ever," the lawsuit alleges. Maxwell's ability to pay for representation had long been a concern of the firm, the lawsuit indicates. Maxwell’s account current, let alone refreshed the evergreen retainer." Emails to Kevin from the firm went unanswered for nearly a month, until eventually, in January 2021, he promised the balance would be "sorted out tomorrow." The firm told her brother, Kevin Maxwell — who communicated on her behalf since she was jailed — that they could no longer represent her.

A law firm that helped defend Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite convicted of helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, is suing her, ...

The firm also is suing Ghislaine Maxwell's brother and estranged husband, who's accused of using smoke and mirrors to obscure her fortune.

Borgerson moved to sell two of the properties for tens of millions of dollars after his wife’s conviction, according to the lawsuit. Maxwell spent the weeks and days leading up to trial assuring [the firm] that he was on the verge of obtaining financing on Ms. Lawyers, Jeffrey Pagliuca and Laura Menninger, also represented Maxwell at her criminal trial, with the latter delivering closing arguments to the jury.

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Maybe it was $3.5 million. Patriarch Robert “The Bouncing Czech” Maxwell owned a vast publishing empire but it was a house of cards. The Maxwell family blamed her ex-hubby for the financial finagling. Her brother Kevin assured the legal eagles: Trust us. As for the ex, it’s tortious interference with contractual relations. The stiletto-thin Maxwell recruited, groomed and sometimes abused underage girls.