After an initial scan of Hunters 280,000 emails, you can see financial problems develop when his exorbitant salary from Burisma (approx $1 per year) is reduced, and as he probably further derails from his addiction problems, starting in 2017 getting progressively worse through 2019.

There are several emails that include Hunter's bankruptcy lawyer, George Mesires.

https://www.the-sun.com/news/3046216/who-is-hunter-bidens-lawyer-george-mesires/

There is recurring email correspondence between Katie Dodge, Hunter and others about money problems. Katie Dodge is an Executive Assistant/office manager at Rosemont Seneca, that deal with his money troubles (not being able to pay company and personal bills in addition to owing huge tax bills) starting in 2017 and getting progressively worse through 2019. The email and table below is to Hunter about his past due bills and tax liabilities totaling almost $560,000. This is from March 2019. Not sure exactly when Hunter's Bursima payola was cut off.

After this listing of his past due bills, Hunter's lawyer writes back with concerns about Hunter being late on his life insurance policy, and that the insurer might cancel it…….

At that point, Hunter even owes Katie Dodge, his assistant, $3K in back salary. Other emails around this period indicate he's shopping online for a new place to live.

At one point in 2019 Katy mentions that Joe will be paying Hunter's bills. Eventually, in one of Katie's emails she states that she will no longer be working for Hunter.

https://www.the-sun.com/news/3046216/who-is-hunter-bidens-lawyer-george-mesires/

More recently, Hunter has lawyered up with Hollywood lawyer Kevin Morris, and he also maintains a robust New York-based legal team.

https://nypost.com/2022/05/12/meet-hunter-bidens-sugar-brother-lawyer-kevin-morris/