{"id":8911,"date":"2018-02-24T22:04:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T22:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uspokersites.com\/poker-news\/?p=8911"},"modified":"2018-02-26T22:13:16","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T22:13:16","slug":"poker-player-sues-blind-date-for-130k-in-disputed-legal-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uspokersites.com\/poker-news\/poker-player-sues-blind-date-for-130k-in-disputed-legal-fees\/8911","title":{"rendered":"Poker Player Sues Blind Date for $130k in Disputed Legal Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beth Shak was sued by her previous ex-husband, a Wall Street broken, in 2012 for over $1 million for not reporting her 1200 pairs of shoes.<\/p><\/div>\n

Pro poker player Beth Shak’s blind date went really badly, to the tune of a $130,000 lawsuit. Shak recently told the New York Daily News that her relationship with NYC attorney Mark Jay Krum went “terribly, terribly awry”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Federal Court, Beth Shak claimed she had been introduced by a mutual friend to Mark Jay Krum, who set the two up on a date. Shak was involved in a divorce case with Fox News senior correspondent Rick Leventhal, whom she married in June 2016. The two filed for divorce in April 2017.<\/p>\n

During their date, Mark Jay Krum convinced Beth Shak<\/strong><\/a> he could help her with her divorce case. Krum convinced her to file a divorce suit, to which she agreed. During a Nov. 20 dinner at a Cheesecake Factory in Cherry Hill, N.J., Beth Shak wrote a $10,000 check to Krum.<\/p>\n

Beth Shak Paid $15k for Legal Fees<\/strong><\/h2>\n

She also wrote a $5,000 check to a Los Angeles-based lawyer as a retainer “at Mr. Krum’s insistence”<\/em>. Beth Shak<\/strong><\/a> claims in court documents that she believed the $15,000 she paid in legal fees would be the extent of what she had to pay, unless her lawsuit was successful.<\/p>\n

In December 2017, a few weeks after Krum became Beth Shak’s lawyer, Krum showed her a lawsuit draft. Because her divorce was proceeding more amicably, Shak decided to hold off on a new divorce filing. Mark Jay Krum became “belligerent and attempted to coerce her.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Krum Billed $795-an-Hour for 150 Hours<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First, Krum threatened to bill Beth Shak $795-per-hour if she did not file her divorce claim. When she refused to file the suit, Krum sent her a $135,000 invoice for 150 hours of work on her case. Presumably, he was working nearly 40 hours a week on the case, even after she declined to file suit, because the invoice arrived on January 9.<\/p>\n

Beth Shak now filed a lawsuit, asking a New York City<\/strong><\/a> judge to declare she does not owe Mark Jay Krum any money. In response, Mark Jay Krum’s office released a statement which said, “The allegations in Ms. Shak’s complaint are without merit and I will be filing a detailed answer and counter claim with the Federal Court.”<\/em><\/p>\n

What Beth Shak Owes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Beth Shak wrote “nonrefundable”<\/em> on the $10,000 check to Krum, so a court would rule she has to honor that payment. The pay for the $5000 to the LA-based lawyer also might be difficult to retrieve. The remaining money would seem to be exorbitant, but perhaps the pro poker player’s resources (and her ex-husband’s) are such that the legal bills are reasonable.<\/p>\n

One thing is certain: such a case cannot be good publicity for Mark Jay Krum. Another point should be made: it’s probably a bad idea to get legal advice from someone you meet on a blind date. Worse yet, a person probably should not hire their blind date to be their lawyer — at least not on the first or second date.<\/p>\n

As the Beth Shak v. Mark Jay Krum case unfolds, USPokerSites<\/strong><\/a> will provide updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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