Law firm takes action to get Christian Coalition to pay bills
VIRGINIA BEACH — A local law firm has asked a judge to garnishee the assets of the Christian Coalition of America to collect more than $75,000 in unpaid legal costs.
The order asks that $75,530.96 be paid by June 25 to the Virginia Beach law firm of Huff, Poole and Mahoney. The amount comes from $63,958.44 in unpaid bills, along with $11,512.52 in interest and $60 for garnishment costs.
David M. Zobel, an attorney with Huff, Poole and Mahoney, said the fees were from “a combination of several accounts owed on several files.”
“It is unfortunate that it has come to this,” said Drew McKissick , spokesman for the Christian Coalition of America. “Our accountants have been working with the firm to work this out, and hopefully it will be worked out soon.”
McKissick would not elaborate on why the bills had not been paid.
The coalition has had an association with Huff, Poole and Mahoney since the conservative Christian organization was formed by Virginia Beach broadcaster Pat Robertson in 1989. The association was a natural for the Virginia Beach firm since Robertson had based the organization in Chesapeake.
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