Back in 2017, Trump sauntered into office convinced that his longtime real estate litigator could serve as his White House consigliere. It did not go well. Between the ethics complaints<\/a> and diplomatic blunders<\/a>, Kasowitz retreated from the presidential power. Toward the end of Trump\u2019s first term, while the boss told Americans to consider injecting themselves with Lysol and horse dewormers, Eric Herschmann decided to take his turn in the Trump orbit. He showed up just in time to be with Trump on January 6<\/a> \u2014 oops \u2014 but embarked on a reasonably successful rehabilitation effort as someone out there<\/a> kept telling the press amusing anecdotes about him bluntly clowning on the most decidedly clownish Trump lawyers<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most of America remembers Herschmann for his genuinely eloquent advice that Coup4Dummies lawyer John Eastman needed to \u201cget a great f***ing criminal defense lawyer.\u201d<\/p>\n While both Kasowitz and Herschmann once reached for the stars with their proximity to power, they are now barely remembered among Trump\u2019s cast of supporting characters. But brash, litigious egos are a feature that Trump selects for in his lawyers, meaning it was only a matter of time before they earned a chaotic post-credits scene in the Trump Cinematic Universe.<\/p>\n As the New York Law Journal explains:<\/p>\n \u201cThe complaint claims that Kasowitz overextended the firm\u2019s finances by promised lucrative compensation guarantees to lateral partners, who then failed to generate enough business. Herschmann also alleges the firm began offering \u2018heavily discounted hourly fee rates\u2019 to induce important clients not to switch representation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Herschmann claims that he didn\u2019t know about this at the time and was \u201cinduced\u201d to return to the firm after his January 6 misadventures \u201cby claims of financial stability,\u201d and that he wouldn\u2019t have come back if he had a better sense of its financial state. <\/p>\n \u201cKasowitz would use the firm\u2019s profits to pay off most or all of the bank debt by the end of each year, which left grossly insufficient profits to pay the partner distributions Kasowitz wished to pay to keep partners from leaving the firm,\u201d the lawsuit claimed. \u201cTo cover up these financial problems, Kasowitz then secretly went into further debt.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n For a story that\u2019s only tangentially about Trump, there are a lot of allegations that would be right at home in a story about running an Atlantic City casino into the ground. Or, for that matter, in a story about the current<\/em> federal budget under Trump.<\/p>\n In a lengthy statement, a Kasowitz spokesperson said the lawsuit was \u201cwritten for the media, not for the court.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs Mr. Herschmann is well aware, any dispute concerning the firm is subject to confidential arbitration,\u201d the statement said. \u201cFor 30 years, Mr. Herschmann was paid extraordinarily well for relatively few billable hours and small amounts of business. In a case of \u2018no good deed goes unpunished,\u2019 when his outrageous compensation demands near the end of his career were not met, he decided to file a thoroughly false public pleading violating, among other things, the partnership agreement\u2019s confidential arbitration requirement. Our filings will address Mr. Herschmann\u2019s frivolous claims, and his own conduct as a partner in the firm.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMr. Herschmann was paid extraordinarily well for relatively few billable hours and small amounts of business.\u201d Speaking of Trump parallels, the firm couldn\u2019t get through its statement without hurling a random insult Herschmann\u2019s way. If he brought in enough business to get paid more under his agreement, it doesn\u2019t really matter if the firm wants to claim they were just being generous. The response begins by accusing Herschmann of playing to the media\u2026 and immediately pivots to yeah, and he sucks too!<\/em> I mean, what are we doing here, people?<\/p>\n But it allows the firm to inject a little bit more Trump-branded chaos into the proceedings. No wonder he liked these guys.<\/p>\n Marc Kasowitz, Kasowitz Sued Over Alleged Unpaid Wages, Financial Mismangment<\/a> [New York Law Journal]<\/p>\n Earlier<\/strong>: Oh Look, It\u2019s A Former Biglaw Partner Hanging Out With Trump Before The Capitol Riot!<\/a> The post Trump Lawyer Fight Club: Marc Kasowitz Sued By Former Partner Eric Herschmann<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n Entropy rules the universe, no matter how closely you flirt with authoritarians.<\/p>\n Once upon a time, Marc Kasowitz and Eric Herschmann were partners at Kasowitz\u2019s eponymous firm. Now Herschmann is suing Kasowitz<\/a> seeking \u201cmillions\u201d in unpaid compensation and alleging a pattern of financial mismanagement. Then Donald Trump decided to enter politics and everything fell apart as these two decided to hitch their wagons to his sundowning star.<\/p>\n Back in 2017, Trump sauntered into office convinced that his longtime real estate litigator could serve as his White House consigliere. It did not go well. Between the ethics complaints<\/a> and diplomatic blunders<\/a>, Kasowitz retreated from the presidential power. Toward the end of Trump\u2019s first term, while the boss told Americans to consider injecting themselves with Lysol and horse dewormers, Eric Herschmann decided to take his turn in the Trump orbit. He showed up just in time to be with Trump on January 6<\/a> \u2014 oops \u2014 but embarked on a reasonably successful rehabilitation effort as someone out there<\/a> kept telling the press amusing anecdotes about him bluntly clowning on the most decidedly clownish Trump lawyers<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most of America remembers Herschmann for his genuinely eloquent advice that Coup4Dummies lawyer John Eastman needed to \u201cget a great f***ing criminal defense lawyer.\u201d<\/p>\n While both Kasowitz and Herschmann once reached for the stars with their proximity to power, they are now barely remembered among Trump\u2019s cast of supporting characters. But brash, litigious egos are a feature that Trump selects for in his lawyers, meaning it was only a matter of time before they earned a chaotic post-credits scene in the Trump Cinematic Universe.<\/p>\n As the New York Law Journal explains:<\/p>\n \u201cThe complaint claims that Kasowitz overextended the firm\u2019s finances by promised lucrative compensation guarantees to lateral partners, who then failed to generate enough business. Herschmann also alleges the firm began offering \u2018heavily discounted hourly fee rates\u2019 to induce important clients not to switch representation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Herschmann claims that he didn\u2019t know about this at the time and was \u201cinduced\u201d to return to the firm after his January 6 misadventures \u201cby claims of financial stability,\u201d and that he wouldn\u2019t have come back if he had a better sense of its financial state. <\/p>\n \u201cKasowitz would use the firm\u2019s profits to pay off most or all of the bank debt by the end of each year, which left grossly insufficient profits to pay the partner distributions Kasowitz wished to pay to keep partners from leaving the firm,\u201d the lawsuit claimed. \u201cTo cover up these financial problems, Kasowitz then secretly went into further debt.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n For a story that\u2019s only tangentially about Trump, there are a lot of allegations that would be right at home in a story about running an Atlantic City casino into the ground. Or, for that matter, in a story about the current<\/em> federal budget under Trump.<\/p>\n In a lengthy statement, a Kasowitz spokesperson said the lawsuit was \u201cwritten for the media, not for the court.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs Mr. Herschmann is well aware, any dispute concerning the firm is subject to confidential arbitration,\u201d the statement said. \u201cFor 30 years, Mr. Herschmann was paid extraordinarily well for relatively few billable hours and small amounts of business. In a case of \u2018no good deed goes unpunished,\u2019 when his outrageous compensation demands near the end of his career were not met, he decided to file a thoroughly false public pleading violating, among other things, the partnership agreement\u2019s confidential arbitration requirement. Our filings will address Mr. Herschmann\u2019s frivolous claims, and his own conduct as a partner in the firm.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMr. Herschmann was paid extraordinarily well for relatively few billable hours and small amounts of business.\u201d Speaking of Trump parallels, the firm couldn\u2019t get through its statement without hurling a random insult Herschmann\u2019s way. If he brought in enough business to get paid more under his agreement, it doesn\u2019t really matter if the firm wants to claim they were just being generous. The response begins by accusing Herschmann of playing to the media\u2026 and immediately pivots to yeah, and he sucks too!<\/em> I mean, what are we doing here, people?<\/p>\n But it allows the firm to inject a little bit more Trump-branded chaos into the proceedings. No wonder he liked these guys.<\/p>\n Marc Kasowitz, Kasowitz Sued Over Alleged Unpaid Wages, Financial Mismangment<\/a> [New York Law Journal]<\/p>\n Earlier<\/strong>: Oh Look, It\u2019s A Former Biglaw Partner Hanging Out With Trump Before The Capitol Riot!<\/a> Entropy rules the universe, no matter how closely you flirt with authoritarians. Once upon a time, Marc Kasowitz and Eric Herschmann were partners at Kasowitz\u2019s eponymous firm. Now Herschmann is suing Kasowitz seeking \u201cmillions\u201d in unpaid compensation and alleging a pattern of financial mismanagement. 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Axios Story Confirms That Trump Lawyers REALLY Want To Be Able To Re-Enter Polite Society<\/a>
Everyone Thought John Eastman Was Crazy And Just Kind Of\u2026 Let Him Do It Anyway<\/a>
Trump White House Lawyer Eric Herschmann Called BS On Trump\u2019s Personal Lawyers<\/a><\/p>\n
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Joe Patrice<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. Feel free to\u00a0email<\/a> any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/GettyImages-490073736-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1\" "\\"\\"")
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Axios Story Confirms That Trump Lawyers REALLY Want To Be Able To Re-Enter Polite Society<\/a>
Everyone Thought John Eastman Was Crazy And Just Kind Of\u2026 Let Him Do It Anyway<\/a>
Trump White House Lawyer Eric Herschmann Called BS On Trump\u2019s Personal Lawyers<\/a><\/p>\n
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Joe Patrice<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. Feel free to\u00a0email<\/a> any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"