Shilo Sanders hasn't played a down since the preseason. Still, he continues to grab headlines.
The 25-year-old son of Deion Sanders has faced a number of legal challenges in recent years. On Nov. 20, he added another. The former Colorado safety is facing a six-figure lawsuit from a law firm he allegedly went to in hopes of alleviating other legal fees.
Sanders, who filed for bankruptcy in 2023 after being ruled to owe nearly $12 million to a former security guard who sued him for personal injury when Sanders was in high school, has endured a rough stretch since the [Buccaneers](https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers) released him in August. He was recently named in a complaint filed in October in which a trustee in his bankruptcy case alleged he violated bankruptcy law by making unauthorized transfers totaling nearly $250,000.
Now he has another legal action to ward off. Here’s what you need to know about the latest suit to reach Sanders’ doorstep.
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Shilo Sanders lawsuit, explained
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Sanders is the subject of a legal action filed by firm Barnes & Thornburg LLP on Nov. 17. The filing alleges Sanders of owing $164,000 in unpaid bills and interest. The firm claims Sanders failed to pay fully for prior legal services rendered.
The firm says Sanders sought its services to remedy various legal issues Sanders has faced, chief among them a personal injury lawsuit he was served in Dallas that prompted him to file for bankruptcy in Oct. 2023.
In that case, Sanders reportedly attempted to discharge nearly $12 million in debt. Most of that total was owed to a former security guard at Sanders' high school who won a default judgement against Sanders after accusing him of an assault that left him with permanent injuries when Sanders was 15.
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In pretrial proceedings, Sanders claimed he acted in self-defense. However, when the case went to trial in 2022, he didn't show up, leading to a default judgment that awarded more than $11 million to the former security guard.
The attorney working Sanders' case for Barnes & Thornburg LLP moved to a new law firm in August 2024, the proceeding claims. The firm informed Sanders he was still responsible for any outstanding balance owed. The complaint alleges Sanders opted to terminate Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s representation and move to his attorney’s new firm.
A written declaration filed in federal court in Dallas stated the firm “delivered the legal services and incurred the costs reflected in the invoices between May 1, 2024, and Aug. 26, 2024, based on the agreement.”
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“Mr. Sanders, however, failed to pay the amounts reflected the Invoices presented to him, and has not tendered payment in response to Plaintiff’s efforts to obtain payment on the outstanding Invoices," the filing reads. "The total of the Invoices that Mr. Sanders currently owes Plaintiff is $164,285.55, including $10,967.91 in interest for the services provided and costs incurred.”
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