Deputy premier sued over legal bill
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This article was published 17/02/2010 (5711 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
DEPUTY Premier Eric Robinson has been hit with a small-claims lawsuit over $9,200 in legal bills from his lawyer.
According to documents filed with the Court of Queen’s Bench in December, the Dunhill Management Group states Robinson has failed to pay fully for legal work done while he was facing child-support proceedings.
Last year, a judge ruled Robinson should pay $1,042 in monthly child support after a paternity test showed he was the biological father of an eight-year-old girl.
Robinson said the small claim is due to a “discrepancy” between himself and the law firm on what he owes.
“I hope I can settle off on it,” said Robinson when contacted by the Free Press Tuesday.
“There is a difference of opinion on the amount.”
The documents allege Robinson has not paid the firm anything since June 2009. “Mr. Robinson retained Myers Weinberg LLP to represent him regarding child-support proceedings against him,” says the claim. “He was periodically billed for services rendered and disbursements incurred.” It notes that Robinson made “periodic payments to bring the balance down.”
A hearing is scheduled for March 1.
A Myers Weinberg LLP representative said he could not comment on the claim because it was before the courts.
gabrielle.giroday@freepress.mb.ca