Just as the seasons change and summer leaves and fall begins and as we prepare for the Thanksgiving Day holiday Chickie’s Bail Bonds throws one hell of a “High Brow” Gala. She does this every year. Chickie Leventhal, Mitch and Karen throw this party every year with a different theme and it has to cost a king’s ransom. This was a big one as it was her 25th year in the bail business.

The dinner is held at one of the best restaurants in Southern California, Melisse, with chef Josiah Citrin at the stove… …Melisse is a two Michelin Star award-winning contemporary French …did I not say that Chickie is always first class?

So how do you get the invite? Well for us it is simple, DesperateExes.com only supports one bail agency and that is Chickie’s Bail. The reason for us is simple, we are a class act and so are Chickie and her agents… …Now most of the other guests are criminal defense lawyers… …I have attended this event for years and have never spoken to many of the “criminal defense” lawyers… …I “read” people, and when you tell them what you charge per hour I can see… …I could care less as to working with only certain lawyers, as my good friend, Robert M. Cohen, lawyer always tells me, “John, you cannot work for everyone.” Now the guys I do work with in the criminal defense community, such as Adam Braun, Barry Tarlow, Eric Safire, Jeff Sklan and Harland Braun, these guys are the very top shelf of Criminal Defense lawyers…..and once again they are the only group that we at DesperateExes.com will ever refer our clients to.

Well, back to the party, it is always a pleasure to deal with Chickie or Karen or Mitch when they call as it just does not get any better with these good people. And if ever you need a bail agent remember these people please… …they are people of their word and will be there to help.

PS: Just do not leave any valuables in your car when you valet at Melisse. I had something stolen from my car (I looked at it as I was getting out and told the valet to be sure to lock the car, and when I came out I looked again and it was gone). For sure I threw a fit outside before leaving…the manager aka Matthew Greenberg aka Da Maitre D’ told me, “they don’t work for us, “ then gave me his card and told me to call the next day….no Matthew I am not calling, I have a much better idea, you have THIEVES working as “valets,” as do many establishments who want to sell the responsibility of taking care of where you park when you visit a Two Star Michelin-rated eatery…..at Pink’s I park my own car and never in over 30 years have I lost a pencil!

For the rest of John J. Nazarian’s article visit his site, start with the below URL and then browse while you are there and you will find a treasure house of funny, witty, but a good insight to all things Hollywood and Beverly Hills.

http://desperateexes.com/2009/11/27/chickie-and-her-flock-dine-in-style-at-melisse/.

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November 28, 2009
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…Eric Safire, Esq. was one of the best criminal defense attorneys in the state. Back in the day I would meet Eric at the trunk of his Mercedes and he would brief me on what he needed. Today Mr. Safire works out of the “Safire Building” …Eric took me aside and said, “Look, you get into trouble, I can get you off and it is no big deal.” But, Mr. Safire further explained to me, if he got into trouble, he could loose his right to practice law — his “ticket” aka a “bar card.” Along with surrounding myself with good people, I always remembered that very sound advice…and have treaded cautiously. Most of the people I work with are off-duty and retired police officers — that helps, right “Bobby” and “Bill”?

In yesterday’s Los Angeles Times a headline caught my eye, “Private investigator pleads no contest.” Well, Mr. Bradley G. Miller, the former private investigator …I was curious as I had always associated Mr. Miller as being one of Mark Geragos’s guys …The AP is reporting Geragos has long worked with Miller, including during Geragos’ unsuccessful defense of the little shop lifter Winona Ryder…

Nazarian and Associates is very proud to say that we have never ever associated with Gagagosh and for myself, I would sooner eat lunch with Harvey Levin than to work with anyone in Gagagosh’s office. Funny, TMZ.com was reporting that one of Gagagosh’s P.I.s (”big name” in this town, it was reported) is working on Nicole Richie’s car wreck case…

…I will never understand, being in a town with Adam Braun, Harland Braun, Thomas Mesereau and Barry Tarlow. These names are royalty in the world of defense. Is it the face time he gets on “Geraldo” or on TMZ? and how TMZ handles Gagagosh makes one wonder what is that relationship about…..funny stuff….

Gagagosh also represented Michael Jackson before Michael smelled the coffee burning and went to a real defense attorney, one of the best criminal defense attorneys in Southern California, Thomas Mesereau. It is reported that Mr. Mesereau has had to file a $341,000 claim against Mr. Jackson’s estate for his fees. What? Michael Jackson “stiffed” someone? Am I surprised? LMAO… Many years ago I was contacted to handle a “de-bugging” at the Neverland Ranch, all was going very well till I asked for money to be placed into an escrow account and to have my good friend Robert M. Cohen handle all the legal ends of the transaction. I got silence first and then the “that will be fine, we will be in contact in a few days” line (that is like verbal air kisses in this town).

…You know it is like thin ice, you see some fat guy waddling across and all is good, you take two steps and you go through the ice and you find yourself up to your knees…go figure.

Note: Geragos is not accused of involvement in the alleged conspiracy or payoff that his private investigator was involved with and plead to.

There is so much more to read on this article and as always the unique take on Desperate Exes.com of John J. Nazarian P. I. Extraordinaire to the rich and famous. Mr. Nazarian is a very nice man, but you better be both rich and famous to afford him. Anyway take a look at his take on the Geragos – Miller connection and while there browse around at some of his other often funny but always calling him as he sees them in the town we call Hollyweird.

http://desperateexes.com/2009/10/08/another-pi-goes-down-as-the-lawyers-keep-on-rolling/.

©John J. Nazarian
October 8, 2009
Used with the permission of John Nazarian P. I. – writer
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