Wade was hired in November 2021, and their romance ended last summer. They also testified that they split travel costs roughly evenly, with Willis often paying expenses or reimbursing Wade in cash.

Wade’s jail investigation was said to to be pro bono, but Merchant discovered he was getting paid $550 an hour. I asked Merchant if Patel’s treatment is payback for previous hostilities.

Ashleigh Merchant, attorney for Michael Roman, speaks during a hearing in the case of State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump in Atlanta, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Alyssa Pointer/Pool Photo via AP (file) ...

Krause also awarded Merchant $54,000 in attorney’s fees for her work on the case. Merchant represents Michael Roman, one of the defendants indicted alongside Trump. Willis' office had no comment ...

Ms. Merchant, who represents one of the defendants in the sprawling racketeering case Ms. Willis brought against President Trump and 18 others for election interference, was the first lawyer to flag ...

Embattled District Attorney Fani Willis’ office must fork over $54,000 in legal fees after a Georgia judge found it was “openly hostile” to a lawyer in the Trump election interference case.

A judge has ordered Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to pay more than $54,000 in attorneys' fees and to turn over documents after finding that her office violated Georgia's Open Records ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ordered Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to pay more than $54,000 in attorneys’ fees and to turn over documents after finding that her office violated ...

Updated: Mar 17, 2025 / 03:22 PM CDT FILE – Attorney Ashleigh Merchant looks on in court, Feb. 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Pool, File) KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press ...