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Gosselin's Lawyer Formally Up a Creek

Posted Oct 21st 2009 12:51PM by TMZ Staff

Jon Gosselin may be on the hunt for a new lawyer soon, because we've learned the person who sponsored New York attorney Mark Heller to appear on Gosselin's behalf in Pennsylvania has formally made a motion with the court to withdraw his support.

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Attorney Mike Marino filed his motion today, saying he wants to wash his hands of the whole case. Marino told us he had never had contact with Heller until Mr. Heller found him in a legal directory, cold called him and asked Marino to sponsor him for a one-time-only case -- Jon vs. Kate.

Marino says he had never heard of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" when he agreed to sponsor Heller. As Marino put it, "I don't watch that kind of junk on TV."

The judge will schedule a hearing on Marino's motion. We also learned Marino sent the judge a letter last week requesting out of the whole case.

If Heller doesn't find a new sponsor, he can't practice in PA.

Stay tuned ...

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Tags: court, jon gosselin, jon kate plus 8, JonGosselin, JonKatePlus8, kate gosselin, KateGosselin, lawyer, lawyers, mark heller, MarkHeller, mike marino, MikeMarino

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1. He is a tool

Posted at 1:34PM on Oct 21st 2009 by Caron

2. Second!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:35PM on Oct 21st 2009 by Simone

3. TMZ didn't you report this last week ???? Get on the ball.

Posted at 1:37PM on Oct 21st 2009 by tina

4. "I don't watch that kind of junk on TV."

Neither do I.

Posted at 1:37PM on Oct 21st 2009 by Simone

5. "I don't watch that kind of junk on TV."

Neither do I.

Posted at 1:38PM on Oct 21st 2009 by Simone

6. Seriously, after watching that 'lawyer' on Larry King I too thought Jon needed to have better representation. That guy was a fool.

Posted at 1:49PM on Oct 21st 2009 by jane

7. Is the same Michael Marino that was former DA and Commissioner of Montgomery County? If so, I can't imagine he would stoop the Gosselin level.

Posted at 1:52PM on Oct 21st 2009 by GoAwayJon

8. TMZ, people are sick of Jon Gosslin!!!!!!!!! Please, let him go back to the limbo where he came from. He just deseves the ostracism!!!!
Hahahahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahahahahhahaha.

Posted at 1:58PM on Oct 21st 2009 by Simone

9. TMZ, people are sick of Jon Gosselin!!!!!!!!! Please, let him go back to the limbo where he came from. He just deserves the ostracism!!!!
Hahahahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahahahahhahaha.


Posted at 1:58PM on Oct 21st 2009 by Simone

10. TMZ, people are sick of Jon Gosselin!!!!!!!!! Please, let him go back to the limbo where he came from. He just deserves the ostracism!!!!
Hahahahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahahahahhahaha.

Posted at 1:59PM on Oct 21st 2009 by Simone

11. Why did Kate act like a bitch and bossed Jon around all those years?
It's because she had no choice. He'a an idiot with poor judgement.

Only a moron would hire a lawyer outside of his state.

Posted at 2:02PM on Oct 21st 2009 by Paparazzo@frog.cc

12. How the F*** is this EXCLUSIVE?????????????

TMZ thought it was important enough to post this weeks ago! We didn't care then, and certainly not now!

Other than TMZ, who here classifies this idiot as a celebrity???

typical slow day in TMZ world - Harvey get back to stalking celebs already. You're crashing fast

Posted at 2:02PM on Oct 21st 2009 by cochino

13. I remember when TMZ reported on this last week, except now the attorney has filed a paper with the Court to get out of this whole mess. Cough up more of Kate's money Jon, you're gonna need a new lawyer.

Posted at 2:09PM on Oct 21st 2009 by elena

14. Am I suffering Déjà vu? Wasn't this already posted b4?

Posted at 3:50PM on Oct 21st 2009 by lindsay kate

15. People on this site are sick of people who post FIRST!!!!!!!!!! SECOND!!!!!!!!!!!! and all that.

Posted at 2:16PM on Oct 21st 2009 by Simone

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