Two of the defense attorneys for Rudy Giuliani have asked a federal judge if they can quit representing the former New York City mayor as the two Georgia election workers he defamed attempt to collect on the $148 million judgment levied against him last year. The development comes as Giuliani had recently been seeking public donations, claiming he was unable to buy food after his checking account was seized.
Giuliani’s lead attorney, Kenneth Caruso, and co-counsel, David Labkowski, on Wednesday filed a motion to withdraw as Giuliani’s counsel, citing a professional conduct rule permitting the termination of representation under specific circumstances.
a lawyer may withdraw from representing a client when: … (4) the client insists upon taking action with which the lawyer has a fundamental disagreement; … (6) the client insists upon presenting a claim or defense that is not warranted under existing law and cannot be supported by good faith argument for an extension, modification, or reversal of existing law; [or] … (7) the client fails to cooperate in the representation or otherwise renders the representation unreasonably difficult for the lawyer to carry out employment effectively[.]