Lindsay Lohan's new lawyer Mark Heller is sponsored by 'foodie socialite' to allow him to represent her in court

He was appointed after Lindsay Lohan spectacularly fired her ace attorney Shawn Holley last week.
But New York lawyer Mark Heller was forced to accept the sponsorship of a 'foodie socialite' to allow him to represent the troubled actress in a Los Angeles court over lying to police charges, it has emerged.
He is being vouched for by Lindsay Berger Sacks, who has not even practised law in California in almost two decades.

Unusual choice: Lindsay Lohan's new lawyer Mark Heller is being sponsored by Lindsay Berger Sacks despite the fact she has not practised law in almost 20 years

According to TMZ, she was admitted to practice law in 1994 and became an inactive member of the bar 2 years later, which means she could not actually practise.
However she reactivated her membership last Tuesday, just 3 days before Mr Heller filed legal documents to represent the Mean Girls actress.

Brief respite: Lindsay will be hoping that her fancy New York lawyer can somehow keep her out of prison

Under court rules he is only allowed to represent her if if he gets a sponsor who is admitted to practice law in California, of which there are currently more than 200,000 to choose from.
Miss Berger Sacks is apparently a notable Los Angeles socialite, and founded the Doheny Dining Club, which hosts exclusive networking feasts for notable actors, producers, doctors and other professionals.

Mr Heller is now asking that Lohan's case file be forwarded to his sponsor so he can prepare her defence.
Lohan is alleged to owe her fired lawyer Shawn Holley '$300,000 in unpaid legal fees.'
It is claimed she has not made a payment to her former criminal defence attorney Shawn Holley 'in more than half a year', a source alleged to Radar Online.
'Lindsay hadn’t paid anything for any of the work Shawn has done on her three new criminal charges of lying to cops, in connection with her car accident in Santa Monica last summer,' the insider claimed to the website.
'Shawn has kept Lindsay out of jail for over five years now and she has no idea how good she has had it. Shawn is extremely respected by judges and prosecutors and that has benefited Lindsay greatly.'
Lohan, 26, is still on probation on charges related to a theft of a necklace from a Venice jewellery store.
The Liz & Dick actress was involved in a crash on the Pacific Coast Highway near Los Angeles back in June and was charged after she told officers she was a passenger in the car, when she is believed to have been driving.
Statements by her assistant who was in the car at the time and the truck driver Lindsay hit, both are though to corroborate the claim that Lohan was behind the wheel.
Lohan could face up to six months in jail if found guilty.
Heller spoke to the press on her behalf last month after she was arrested for an alleged fight in a New York nightclub.

Thankless task: Shawn Holley was fired despite being owed money and successfully keeping Lohan out of jail