After finding new attorneys, former Trump campaign official Rick Gates later agreed to a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller's team. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Legal Former Rick Gates attorneys sue him for $369,000 in unpaid bills

Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates is being sued by his previous attorneys for failing to pay them nearly $369,000 in outstanding legal fees, according to a lawsuit filed in New York federal court Wednesday.

According to the complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Gates retained the New York law firm Doar Rieck Kaley & Mack to represent him in November 2017 after special counsel Robert Mueller's team filed a number of charges against Gates and former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort.


In February, the firm ceased working with Gates, the former deputy campaign manager and top transition official — a decision rooted in the piling up of unpaid bills and a deteriorating relationship between both sides.

In late February, Gates agreed to a plea deal with Mueller, pleading guilty to conspiring against the U.S. and misleading federal investigators. He then became a key witness in Manafort's Virginia trial, where the former campaign manager was found guilty on eight felony counts of charges related to bank and tax fraud. Manafort has since struck a plea deal as well.

Out of the hefty remaining bill, the complaint says Gates has paid just $20,000. The firm is suing for the remaining money and interest, along with court costs and other disbursements.

Gates‘ current attorney, Tom Green, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Josh Gerstein contributed to this report.