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Spector -- Hiring a Lawyer Can Be Murder

Posted Dec 19th 2007 7:38PM by TMZ Staff

Phil Spector has sued famed attorney Robert Shapiro for a million bucks.

Spector, who was arrested and tried for the murder of Lana Clarkson, hired Shapiro (of O.J. Simpson fame) shortly after he was arrested -- the two had a long-standing friendship. The suit claims Shapiro got Spector to sign a "non-refundable retainer" of $1 million, at a time when Spector "was laboring under a tremendous amount of mental stress that comes with being arrested for murder." The suit also claims Spector signed when he was not taking his meds.

The suit claims Shapiro created "horrendous" problems for Spector in the trial, which eventually ended in a hung jury and that there really ain't no such thing as "non-refundable" in retainer agreements.

Phil wants his mil back from Shapiro.

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1. Phil Spector gets away with murder AND wants his money back from his legal counsel. What a nitwit.

Posted at 8:15PM on Dec 19th 2007 by FlBiker

2. Phil your sleeze bag, who would want to represent a hidous person like you.

Posted at 8:15PM on Dec 19th 2007 by lisa

3. Ahem..your not in jail are you? Pay up.

Posted at 8:19PM on Dec 19th 2007 by SDMP

4. Yeah Phil-wish in one hand and s*it in the other.See which one fills up first.Non-refundable means just that.

Posted at 8:23PM on Dec 19th 2007 by Vintage '51\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

5. There really ain't no such thing as "non-refundable" in retainer agreements. He has to earn it.

Posted at 8:24PM on Dec 19th 2007 by Walter Teague

6. They're both greedy low-lifes. Kharma's a bi*ch, fellas.

Posted at 8:26PM on Dec 19th 2007 by Gary

7. Refund the non-refundable retainer and don't clown-hair around.

Posted at 8:29PM on Dec 19th 2007 by wasted days and wasted nights

8. Spector is a dirt bag! You're an old man, act your age and do something decent with that crazy ass hair!

Posted at 8:35PM on Dec 19th 2007 by Lana

9. Phil Spector is a creepy and stange man. Terrible hair, weird face and kooky eyes. That's truly the face of a cold-blooded murderer!! God's going to get you!!!

Posted at 8:37PM on Dec 19th 2007 by Lenn K.

10. Phil should have gotten 20 to life for his haircut alone.

Posted at 9:08PM on Dec 19th 2007 by FlBiker

11. that guy, is weird,,,and why is he pulling guns on women? i dont understand it...the jurors should are retarded...

Posted at 9:13PM on Dec 19th 2007 by roughdaddy

12. he's a killer i'd almost bet my life on it. he belongs in prison.

Posted at 9:21PM on Dec 19th 2007 by Bwwwwwaaaaaaaaa X17

13. Spector you got one break....I wouldn't expect another one right now...........

Posted at 1:37PM on Dec 20th 2007 by Samantha

14. is this the definition of c'hutzpah???

Posted at 9:39PM on Dec 19th 2007 by pimp

15. These two losers deserve each other.