Dillon Danis loses attorney again over unpaid bills in Agdal case

Dillon Danis needs to hire his third attorney in the Nina Agdal defamation case after his latest lawyer withdrew over unpaid bills and communication breakdowns.

Judge Michael Hammer granted a motion filed by attorney Mark Berman of Hartmann Doherty Rosa Berman & Bulbulia on June 9, according to MMA Fighting. Berman first moved to withdraw in May, citing a pattern of missed payments and unresponsiveness from the former Bellator fighter.

Second withdrawal motion in ongoing legal battle

Court documents show this was the second time Berman sought to leave the case. He previously filed to withdraw over lack of payment but stayed on after Danis settled his outstanding invoices. The new motion detailed that Danis again fell behind on monthly bills and failed to maintain the required retainer amount. Berman also noted he reached out multiple times in February, March, and April without response, only hearing back after warning he would file to withdraw.

"As I have stated previously, I personally like Mr. Danis a lot, this is an interesting case and I would prefer to continue representing him," Berman wrote in the filing. "However, I cannot do so effectively if he fails to respond to my communications and the firm will not allow me to do so if its professional fees and expenses remain unpaid."

Under the judge's order, Danis had 30 days to retain new counsel or represent himself going forward. No new attorney has been listed in the case as of this week. The lawsuit stems from September 2023, when Agdal accused Danis of posting about her more than 250 times in the leadup to his boxing match against Logan Paul, whom she later married. She claimed at least one post contained a sexually explicit image from a relationship years earlier and sought damages of at least $150,000 per violation.

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