Socialite Porsche racer accused of stiffing contractors after raking in nearly $30M from divorce

Her next pit stop is in a courtroom.A Colorado socialite known for her love of Porsche-racing — and who just pocketed nearly $30 million in a messy split from her restaurateur husband — allegedly stiffed two contractors out of $4.5 million.Renee Brinkerhoff, who also snagged half of her ex’s La Loma restaurant chain in their December divorce, was accused in dueling lawsuits from brothers Gene and Clark Atkinson of failing to pay up for construction work tied to the eateries, the Daily Mail reported.The Atkinsons, longtime family friends, claim Brinkerhoff fired their firm, PAFC, from several restaurant projects in Denver after the split and refused to pay what she owed.Brinkerhoff, 68, who once raced a 1956 Porsche across all seven continents, fired back with countersuits claiming their work was defective, delayed and based on falsified invoices, the outlet reported.In his lawsuit, Clark’s is seeking $1 million for a loan he says his company, ISE LLC, gave to the Brinkerhoffs’ business, Water Street Holdings, to keep construction going while the couple’s divorce played out. Brinkerhoff assumed that debt when she took over the restaurants from her spouse William, Clark Atkinson claimed.“It’s just wrong for this super wealthy woman who got awarded, from what I understand, close to $30 million in assets with some liability, but she’s refusing to pay,” Clark told The Daily Mail.

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PAFC is owed $3.5 million for construction on La Loma’s Parker and Denver Tech Center locations, Gene Atkinson said in his own lawsuit.He used his own money to keep the projects afloat as the Brinkerhoffs’ marriage collapsed, according to the report.“For nearly a decade, my family and I have poure...