Exclusive | Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishbacks own lawyers dump him over unpaid $150K bill

Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback has been dumped by his own lawyers, who accused him of racking up more than $150,000 in unpaid bills from his long-running legal spat with hedge fund titan David Einhorn, The Post has learned.Court filings show the 31-year-old Republican — who has spouted conspiracy theories about Jewish people on the campaign trail — has failed to cough up the cash for nearly four months after he was sued by his former employer, Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital.Fishback is set to face off against President Trump-backed Rep.Byron Donalds in the GOP primary this August to succeed outgoing Gov.

Ron DeSantis.Attorneys for Abrams Fensterman LLP told a Manhattan federal judge on March 12 that they wanted to quit representing Fishback because the candidate had racked up $150,000 in unpaid fees.“Most of this balance has been outstanding for more than 120 days,” Fishback’s lawyer Justin T.

Kelton wrote.Kelton added that Fishback “has informed the Firm that (i) he is unable to pay the outstanding and overdue balance, and (ii) he will not be able to pay fees that may be incurred for any future work that may be required going forward.”Asked for comment Friday, Fishback told The Post: “I owe my Mom $20.67 for Chipotle last night.She is the only one I’ll be paying back.”Greenlight Capital sued Fishback for allegedly failing to repay two promissory notes worth $300,000 the firm extended to him during his tenure there from 2021 to 2023.

Wall Street firms sometimes lend cash to staff as a perk, which can be used to help buy a house, cover moving costs, or smooth out taxes on a big bonus.A Manhattan federal judge granted Greenlight full summary judgment in March 2025, ordering Fishback to pay about $229,000 plus interest.The latest legal developments come just a week after a separate arbitration case Fishback filed against Greenlight was tossed out completely because he failed to show up.“Fishback is clearly a con arist,” said U...