Q&A: Lindsay Lohan’s Attorney Speaks Out — Is The End Of Lindsay’s Legal Troubles Near?

Access Hollywood interviews Lindsay Lohan’s attorney Shawn Holley on February 18, 2015 in Los Angeles (Access Hollywood)

It’s not over… yet. But the end of Lindsay Lohan’s legal woes may not be far away.

After a city prosecutor called in sick, a judge in Los Angeles has postponed a hearing on Wednesday regarding inquiries about the community service hours completed by Lindsay Lohan as part of her sentence in a 2012 reckless driving case.

The concerns date back to last month, when Chief Deputy City Attorney Terry White informed the court he had questions about Lindsay’s service with CSV Positive Futures, the organization the actress donates her time to. According to court papers obtained by Access Hollywood, the former child star’s duties with the charity included fundraising, arranging meet-and-greets with disadvantaged children at her London play “Speed-the-Plow,” as well as shadowing sessions.

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After Wednesday’s hearing, Lindsay’s attorney Shawn Holley told reporters outside the courtroom that White had received emailed responses to his inquiry about the nature of Lindsay’s hours from the community service director at CSV. Access also talked more to Holleyabout how her client was doing.

Access Hollywood: What happened in court this morning?
Shawn Holley: The prosecutor’s sick, so we’re coming back next week for the hearing if there needs to be one… The prosecutor submitted a number of questions to the community service organization and all of those answers have been provided so hopefully he’s satisfied now.

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Access: There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding how Lindsay fulfilled her community service hours in the U.K. How do you respond to the naysayers who say that Lindsay did not do “real” work?
Holley: It was absolutely real community service. The community served by [CSV] is a very impoverished population, primarily children, and these are children who would not ordinarily see a play, and she made arrangements for them to see not just a play but a West End play, and not just make arrangements, but provide for them to be there and meet key players, not just actors, but crew members, have meaningful dialogue with those people so that these kids might aspire to jobs in that field. So it wasn’t just simply appearing in the play and kids being invited to come there. It’s been a very meaningful relationship that she’s had with them, and that she continues to have. She continues to volunteer there, despite the fact that her community service has been completed. She’s really devoted to the organization and I think it’s been mutually beneficial. It’s really a shame that there’s any controversy or question about this, because it’s really been a very positive experience.

Access: When was the last time Lindsay volunteered at CSV?
Holley: It’s hard for me to keep track because of the time difference, but my last communication with her was either yesterday morning or two mornings ago and she was there at that time. Morning for me, which is afternoon for her.

Access: So, what’s next? Could Lindsay’s legal drama surrounding her probation and community service finally be over by next week?
Holley: That’s my hope, fingers crossed.

— Genevieve Wong

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