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Couple Ordered By Court To Pay $1Million In Legal Fees

By Conaway and Strickler

In a cautionary tale about the very serious nature of criminal suits for clients and attorneys alike, a Superior Court judge has ordered a couple and their attorney to pay more than $1 million in legal fees and court costs from a dismissed case. According to an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the lawsuit alleged sexual misconduct against Bishop Earl Paulk, one of Atlanta?s preeminent preachers in the 1980?s and 1990?s. Mona Brewer claimed in the suit that she had a 14-year coercive affair with Paulk, but the suit was dropped by the Brewers last July. The judge entered the order Friday, January 22nd against Mona and Bobby Brewer and their attorney, for costs incurred by three different legal firms who defended Paulk in the Superior Court case...continue to full post

Full post as published by Georgia Criminal Defense Blog on February 27, 2008 (boomark / email).