Dillon Danis likely needs to find a new lawyer after the attorneys representing him in the ongoing lawsuit filed by Nina Agdal asked the judge to withdraw from the case.
In a filing made on Sept. 12, Danis’ lead attorney Mark Berman, on behalf of Hartmann Doherty Rosa Berman & Bulbulia LLP, filed a motion to withdraw as counsel after repeated issues representing the former Bellator fighter.
The attorneys filed to withdraw based on “defendant’s failure to comply with the terms of the firm’s retainer agreement” and “a breakdown in communication between defendant and counsel which has resulted in, among other things, counsel’s failure to ensure compliance with court orders.”
In the motion to withdraw, Danis’ former attorneys stated that he has “failed to pay the firm’s monthly invoices in a timely fashion and has failed to maintain the required retainer agreement” based on the contract to hire them and “this has been a recurring problem.”
“I personally like Mr. Danis, I find this case to be an interesting one 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 he fails to comply with the terms of the retainer agreement.
“For those reasons, counsel respectfully asks the court to grant counsel leave to withdraw as counsel for the defendant.”
The lawsuit was initially filed back in September 2023 after Agdal — a famous model who is engaged to social influencer and part-time boxer Logan Paul — accused Danis of posting “despicable” things about her more than 250 times since a boxing match he booked against Paul was first announced. Agdal claimed she suffered “humiliation, emotional distress and reputational harm” from Danis’ repeated posts about her.
Agdal also claimed that at least one post Danis made involved a sexually explicit image taken from a “romantic encounter” more than 10 years ago, alleging it violated federal and state law.
Agdal asked for unspecified damages as part of the lawsuit, but she’s requesting no less than $150,000 per violation of federal law, which prohibits sharing intimate images.
Following the motion to withdraw filed by his former attorneys, Judge Michael A. Hammer ordered an in-person conference scheduled on Sept. 24 to address the ongoing issues, which includes a long-running saga over the search for a cell phone that belonged to the fighter and that Danis “must appear in person” for the conference.
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It now seems Danis will need to find new lawyers to represent him if the case ends up in court. Lead attorney Mark Berman, on behalf of Hartmann Doherty Rosa Berman & Bulbulia LLP, filed a motion to withdraw for nonpayment, among other issues.
“I personally like Mr. Danis, I find this case to be an interesting one and I would prefer to continue representing him,” Berman wrote in the filing, courtesy of MMA Fighting. “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 he fails to comply with the terms of the retainer agreement. For those reasons, counsel respectfully asks the court to grant counsel leave to withdraw as counsel for the defendant.”
Berman also noted this was “a recurring problem.”
Dillon Danis needs a new attorney in his ongoing legal battle with Nina Adgal.
On June 9, Judge Michael Hammer granted a motion filed by Danis’ attorney Mark Berman, who represents Hartmann Doherty Rosa Berman & Bulbulia, LLC, to withdraw as his counsel. Berman initially filed a motion back in May asking to withdraw as his attorney over a multitude of issues including a lack of payment and a failure to communicate.
In the motion, Berman noted that he previously filed a motion to withdraw as Danis’ counsel over lack of payment but when his bills were finally settled, the attorney stayed on as his representatives. Now a second motion was filed after “defendant has now failed to pay the firm’s monthly invoices in a timely fashion and has failed to maintain the required retainer agreement at the agreed-upon level.”
Berman also noted in his motion that Danis “has become non-responsive to counsel’s communications” and he only responded after it was relayed to him “that I would be withdrawing as counsel.”
Danis’ now former attorney noted that he reached out to the fighter on Feb. 17, March 13 and March 30 but did not receive any response. On April 22, Berman stated that he messaged Danis about filing the motion to withdraw as his counsel if arrangments weren’t made for payment and “I did not receive a response.”
“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. “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”
In the order handed down from the judge, Danis had 30 days to retain new counsel or he’ll be deemed “pro se,” which means he’ll be representing himself in future hearings.
As of Wednesday, there’s no additional information that Danis has retained new counsel in his case.
The lawsuit was initially filed back in September 2023 after Agdal — a famous model who is now married to social influencer and part-time boxer Logan Paul — accused Danis of posting “despicable” things about her more than 250 times since a boxing match he booked against Paul was first announced. Agdal claimed she suffered “humiliation, emotional distress and reputational harm” from Danis’ repeated posts about her.
Agdal also claimed that at least one post Danis made involved a sexually explicit image taken from a “romantic encounter” more than 10 years ago, alleging it violated federal and state law.
Agdal asked for unspecified damages as part of the lawsuit, but she’s requesting no less than $150,000 per violation of federal law, which prohibits sharing intimate images.
Romantic pictures? Can we see?
lol Danis is so dirty man he has no sense of honor or decency.