Amber Heard has new lawyers to challenge the verdict in Johnny Depp’s favor

Over $ 10 million in debt, the “Aquaman” actress went to great lengths to appeal the Fairax Court verdict in favor of Johnny Depp. Now, Amber Heard has hired a new team of lawyers with whom she intends to continue the appeal process.

After the outcome of the defamation case was posted on the Law & Crime YouTube channel, Amber Heard fired most of the lawyers who represented her in her trial against Johnny Depp, including Elaine Bredehoft, the lead attorney in the case.

Now, Deadline relationships Amber Heard has hired a new team of lawyers, including David L. Axelrod and Hay Ward Brown, who belong to Ballard Spahr’s studio. These new legal representatives will continue the appeal to avoid paying the debt to actor Johnny Depp.

We welcome the opportunity to represent Ms. Heard in this appeal, as it is a case with important First Amendment implications for all Americans. ”

In his first statement, Amber Heard’s new lawyers thank the actresswhile assuring that they will go to the final consequences of the case: “We trust that the appeals court will apply the law correctly without deference to popularity, set aside the sentence against Mrs. Heard and reaffirm the fundamental principles of freedom of expression”.

Will there be a second trial in the case of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp?

Although the actress at the time had asked for a second trial, Amber Heard is now only asking for the verdict appeal in favor of Johnny Depp, citing some irregularities in the deliberation as to who was the winner, according to her lawyers. With the new representatives, she Heard could find a way to get rid of the debt she previously claimed she didn’t have enough money to cover.

The most recent rumors about Amber Heard’s role in ‘Aquaman 2’ indicate that the actress maintains a screen time of around 20 minutes, for which Warner Bros. Discovery would pay her for her work, which would be around $ 2. Millions of dollars. while she, with the sale of her house, she would not even have enough to pay the debt.

At the moment it is unknown what the next step will be for Amber Heard and her new team of lawyers in her trial to overturn the verdict in Johnny Depp’s favor, but it looks like it will only be the beginning of a long legal career to recover her. image and, of course, his works on the big screen.