Dallas Firm Claims Holy Kombucha Owes $164K in Unpaid Attorney Fees
Fermented tea maker Holy Kombucha Inc. was hit with a $164,000 lawsuit in which Dallas firm Munck Wilson Mandala alleged the company failed to pay its attorney fees.
November 25, 2019 at 07:29 PM
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A Dallas law firm has sued its client, Holy Kombucha Inc., to collect $164,000 in attorney fees for legal work that the health drink manufacturer allegedly failed to pay.
In a case that shows it may be easier to send out invoices than it is to collect on them, Munck Wilson Mandala alleged that the attorney-client relationship started in 2013 when defendants Leandro Bienati and Theresa Pham hired the firm for representation for corporate disputes with Holy Kombucha and its officers, directors and shareholders, said the original petition in Munck Wilson Mandala v. Holy Kombucha. The firm claimed that it represented Holy Kombucha and Bienati again in 2016 for representation in the defense of a lawsuit against them in a Tarrant County district court.
Holy Kombucha and Bienati admitted in August 2018 that they owed nearly $220,000 for the legal services. They entered an agreement to make weekly payments of $7,500 until the balance was paid off. However, they've only paid $14,000 and they still owe more than $164,000, the petition alleged.
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