although pierce generally acknowledged the pressing
12, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. He also said the foundation was nearing an agreement with an outside counsel as an additional safeguard on the foundation's operation.Pierce and his firm, which has represented President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, have been involved in a series of financial entanglements with funders of the firm Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price Hecht.Earlier this year, Pierce acknowledged failing to pay nearly $4 million as part of an agreement with Karish Kapital, which had provided the firm cash advances, according to court documents filed in New York.An attorney for Karish said the judgment has not yet been satisfied, and declined to comment further.A much larger obligation of about $65 million also looms from a separate funder, Virage Capital.Virage declined to comment.Although Pierce generally acknowledged the pressing financial issues, he declined to comment on how he was moving to reconcile them.S...