"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice, who is headed to federal prison in January to serve 15 months for bankruptcy fraud and mail and wire fraud, is reportedly suing her bankruptcy lawyer, James Kridel of Clifton, for failing to list her assets, TMZ.com reports.

That failure formed a major part of the federal government's case against the couple, which resulted in a plea deal and, in October, a 15-month sentence for Teresa and 41-month sentence for Joe. Kridel's office has not been served any papers. The case was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the New York Daily News reports.

According to TMZ, Kridel did not meet with Teresa before filing her bankruptcy documents, and she blames him for her bankruptcy fraud conviction. She is seeking $5 million in damages.

But the couple's failure to list their assets was not limited to the original filing. At their sentencing hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas faulted the couple for not listing other assets, including construction equipment, vehicles and jewelry, in the standard pre-sentencing financial statement required by the court. "They had an obligation to be transparent, candid and open with the court, and I don't think I got that," Salas said.

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In her first post-sentencing interview, Teresa told Andy Cohen that the prison term "shocked" her, but said she now knows she has to read documents carefully before signing them.

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