Mariah Yeater's Attorney: We Hoped To Settle With Justin Bieber Out Of Court
Nov. 9 2011, Published 11:30 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
A high-profile Chicago attorney, on the legal team of the 20-year-old California woman who's claiming Justin Bieber is the father of her 3-month-old son, told the Dr. Drew show on Tuesday that her lawyers attempted to contact Bieber's lawyers before the case was filed, and never received a response.
Yeater’s team hoped to settle the case “outside of court,” said Jeffery Leving, a lawyer known for his work as an activist for father's rights in divorce and custody cases.
Leving added he wants a “carefully supervised” DNA test to establish paternity.
The wealthy shouldn't get away with bullying a single mother, Leving said, adding he wants a “carefully supervised” DNA test to establish paternity.
“Justice is not a luxury for the rich,” he said, noting Yeater’s basically “a child herself “ at just 20.
“She probably doesn’t even know what to right now, aside from caring for her child,” he said.
Yeater claims -- as first reported in Star magazine -- she and Bieber had an unprotected, 30-second sexual encounter in a backstage bathroom at the Sta