Tardy Smith stalls lawsuit

By SUN WIRE SERVICES - 28th January 2010

HOUSTON -- Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith made a last-minute payment to a Houston attorney on Wednesday before his team's game against the Rockets to stall a lawsuit filed against him.

Smith was named as the defendant in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Harris District Court by high-profile lawyer Rusty Hardin, a Rockets' season ticket holder. Hardin is best known for representing pitcher Roger Clemens in his legal battle with former trainer Brian McNamee.

Hardin was hired to represent Smith in 2006, after Smith was accused of breaking a player's jaw in a pickup game at a Houston recreation centre. That case was settled, but Hardin's lawsuit claims Smith failed to pay $22,753.51 US in legal fees.

Dale Jefferson, Hardin's attorney, had threatened to serve Smith with legal papers before Wednesday's game at the Toyota Center. Smith paid a chunk of the fees less than two hours before tipoff, prompting Hardin to call off the process server. Smith has 30 days to pay the rest.

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Lawsuit alleging nonpayment of fees to be served at Toyota Center
By JONATHAN FEIGEN - Houston Chronicle
Jan. 27, 2010

J.R. Smith is accused in a lawsuit of not paying legal fees incurred in 2007.

Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith will have more than the Rockets waiting for him tonight at Toyota Center.

Famed Houston attorney Rusty Hardin, who has long represented sports stars in Houston including his recent high-profile representation of former Astros pitcher Roger Clemens, is suing Smith for nonpayment of legal fees with a process server expected to serve Smith at tonight's game.

Hardin said he represented Smith in 2007 when Smith was accused in a civil lawsuit of assaulting another player in a summer basketball game at Fonde Recreation Center in Houston. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday by Hardin's attorney, Dale Jefferson, Smith is accused of not paying remaining legal fees of 22,753.

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Estero bride-to-be faces foreclosure despite paying her bills

naplesnews.com - By AISLING SWIFT - November 14, 2009

ESTERO — Natalie Pickens of Estero opened the door of her Fountain Lakes home one May night and found a process server standing on her doorstep.

He handed her a notice of foreclosure.

“I was like, ‘That’s pretty weird. I’m pretty sure we’ve paid the bills,’” the 22-year-old Pickens said she told him.

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Lindsay's Dad Served in Gosselin Lawsuit

TMZ Staff - Nov 7th 2009 - TMZ.com

When Michael Lohan returns home from his trip to Boston this weekend, he'll have a present waiting for him -- courtesy of the lawyers at TLC.

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