John Nazarian will be talking about 2011, the highlights the low points, fun people to work with, mentors, cases, lawyers and family. Nazarian will also touch on the upcoming year of 2012.
Some of the people John will be discussing are:
Nazarian will discuss the lawyers and friends that use Nazarian services, Armand Keosian, Lisa Helfend Meyer, Sorrell Trope, Gary Lieberman, Michael Trope, Ira Friedman, retired Court Judge Ken Black, Judge Scott Gordon, Judge Trent Lewis, Ben Valencia lawyer of M.O.L.M, Mike Yepremyan and his family, Detective Thomas Townsend, Lt. Hamilton, Julie, Ken and Rose Turner, his sons, the mothers of his grandsons and without whom I am not sure I would even get out of bed on some days.
Nazarian will also touch on all of our very special clients that have trusted us; the few that did not trust us or anyone else; the numerous lawyers who choose not to use our services; very special group of lawyers who give us so much to laugh at; and a special Judge from Puerto Rico.
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What are some of those just brilliant old expressions? “Every dog has its day,” “sleep with dogs, wake up with fleas,“ and one of the best ones that comes to my mind today is “you don’t know what you got till you lose it.” And did I hear someone ask, “Have you seen Michael?”…LMAO, I think I found him and have the wet clothes to prove it, read on.
You heard it here first folks, on January 2, 2011 I predicted that “it would appear that others too are checking the depth of the water and chipping barnacles in hopes of setting sail.” Well, I am walking to my car after having an incredible lunch with one of my best friends, Sorrell Trope founder of Trope and Trope. Sorrell and I had a great lunch and as always the conversation was the best. All of a sudden I get hit with a hail of water, another “anchor” dropped and it was at 9465 Wilshire Boulevard…wait, this is the offices of Jamra & Jamra! Shiver me timbers, it is Michael B. Hanasab, Esq. He has said goodbye to Phillips, Lerner & Lauzon, LLP aka “Sticey Flips & Co.” It would seem that at this rate, Ms. Flips offices will be a great place to practice yodeling. The upside of all this is that new associates will have a place to get some experience in the world of divorce. My opinion is just that, my opinion, but “Flips” still has some great talent in suite 1200. My only thought is this, who is next? I hear some serious barnacle chipping is still going on.
Michael Hanasab, Esq. is one of DesperateExes.com’s favorite associates and for sure one of the up and coming divorce lawyers. Remember we are tracking the bright stars in the world of divorce, associates are our stars and in time you will see why. Michael arrived March 21, 2011 his ship docked….then why did I get splashed this afternoon? Mr. Hanasab is a graduate of Loyola and has been practicing for 6 years. When asked what moved him to set sail, it was a simple response, “this was a step up and out “. Michael I could not agree with you more, you have joined one of the premier up and coming law firms in Southern California. To be more exact, Beverly Hills, if you have not seen the new offices of Jamra & Jamra all I can say is wow! The furniture, the art work and the incredible fresh flowers and orchids, very nice, tranquil and classy…that is what this firm is all about.
…Congratulations Michael and Grace the best is yet to come. …You can find Michael B. Hanasab, Esq at Jamra & Jamra, 9465 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 460, Beverly Hills, California. Call Michael and say hi, 310-278-9001
…Be sure to visit Desperate Exes.com for this article as well as a few others we have not picked up. I catch we need to watch those upcoming stars to see where John J. Nazarian is going with all of this.
The expressions in this blog article are based on the opinions of our featured author, John Nazarian, please remember we are not lawyers and those opinions expressed here are each of our individual opinions and should not be taken as legal advice and/or legal opinions. The comments following this blog article are the opinions and sole property of the blog site members and do not necessarily reflect those of the site owners.
How many of us have had to deal with associates at these mega law firms? Lots and we have heard all of the comical and not-so-comical issues concerning them. You have some such as Troy A. Christiansen and Adam P. Lipsic, both of Hersh, Mannis & Bogen, incredible talent…
…Here is another group of shining stars: Annie Nakornratana Slusser, Erica Swensson, and Benjamin Valencia, these three are from the firm of M-O-L-M aka Meyers, Olson, Lowy and Meyers…
…Not to be left out you cannot forget one of the biggest, Trope and Trope, here I find a few that I love and a few…not so much. Here are a couple of my favorites, Tara Scott, Meghann Bonvie, and of course Angela Harris… …Working with Sorrell Trope you will learn things no law professor will ever teach you.
Another just wonderful office is that of Judith R. Forman, here you will find Cori G. Stockman, an integral part of the firm, incredible legal talent and most of all smart…
…Over at Susan Wiesner’s office you will find Sawsan Mansour, Amanda B Harvey, and Adam N. Schanz…
…The above is just a very small list of some very competent associates who I believe are on the fast track to fame and most of all fortune in the Divorce Game, or as it is known in proper circles, Family Law…
…Hey, I could be on to something here…sure, Soooooper Dooooooper Associates. We could collect lots of money and do mailings and put the names on office-looking letterhead and make millions, and like the others, you’ll be Sooooooper Doooooper as long as you paid for your placement on our site! What a concept!
Now on the other hand, if you have a dozen or so or 5 or 6 associates you will have what we call “God’s 2%.” Who are they you ask?
There is much more that John J. Nazarian has to say on all of this at Desperate Exes.com, which reflects his caustic sense of humor, I am not sure but it is worth a read. Super Duper Associates, could there be a song in that?
The expressions in this blog article are based on the opinions of our featured author, John Nazarian, please remember we are not lawyers and those opinions expressed here are each of our individual opinions and should not be taken as legal advice and/or legal opinions. The comments following this blog article are the opinions and sole property of the blog site members and do not necessarily reflect those of the site owners.
Already? I rushed to my mailbox for my February issue of LOS ANGELES magazine and got an instant rash, 2011 Southern California Super Lawyers issue! We had our usual laughs and then it got serious, Phillips, Lerner, Lauzon & Jamra…Jamra, did she not so move on? Well if you look at page S-8 you will see the group photo, was that photoshopped? And the space between Sticey Flips and Grace Jamra is big enough to stick Lynn Soodik in, sure like a plug! …Grace Jamra is now Jamra and Jamra, there is no more ‘J’, it is ‘PLL’, as Grace is gone!
…Not to only mention Sticey, but who reads this drivel and hires someone based on being a “Super” anything, I think you should have “Super Dooper,” “Super Biller,” “Super Super Dooper”… My thought here folks is that I wish that I had been the slick SOB who came up with this idea, it is now showing up in other papers, everyone is “Super.” Then we have “top 50? and we have the “top 100,” this is great, how about the “bottom 3.” Or the “worst biller” or the “best biller” (we all know who those are!). Or the best dresser or the worst dresser, the best hair….the worst hair. How about for the men, those who never shine their shoes? Sorrell Trope will always be the best dressed and his shoes…like mirrors, and you won’t find him paying to be called a “Super Lawyer”. And here is the bad news, many of you who are grabbing for this silly title really suck at doing what you do and we all know who you are!
You can read the rest of John J. Nazarian’s take on all things Super in the Divorce land of Hollywood at Desperate Exes.com
The expressions in this blog article are based on the opinions of our featured author, John Nazarian, please remember we are not lawyers and those opinions expressed here are each of our individual opinions and should not be taken as legal advice and/or legal opinions. The comments following this blog article are the opinions and sole property of the blog site members and do not necessarily reflect those of the site owners.
Well we are all just sitting here waiting for the guilty verdicts on the Anna Nicole Smith trial to come in, and are curious as to what is taking so long? It is now day five of deliberations and nothing from the “Peers”…not sure if it is going to be good or bad…either way, it appears that the jury is taking their time and crossing the T’s and dotting the I’s. And Judge Fidler is not Judge Perry…big difference.
So, a little light humor here while we wait. And while chuckling, pay attention and you will learn something about the way of this world we call “Divorce.”
Folks, here is a little update on the story we did on Mr. Douglas A. Bagby on June 15th of 2010 titled, “The Ted Baxter of the Courtroom”…well, time does change things and in this case it went from awful to just terrible, I mean bad, real bad, like all four of my tires are flat bad, miserably painfully on a scale from 1-10….
…As luck would have it, Ms. Lauren Stills on September 17, 2010 signed a declaration under the penalty of perjury all of the following. I am going to take snippets of her declaration, the parts that I found “moving” and… …Well, when you go through her declaration and read what she has to say about her lawyer, Mr. Douglas A. Bagby…
…Here are some highlights:
From Paragraph 3, First Page, of what Lauren Stills’ declaration:
“Mr. Bagby’s seeking to withdraw under the circumstances of my case is, in my view, unconscionable. It should not be granted. Indeed, he seeks to withdraw after depleting a substantial family asset base, the size and limits of which were known by him, as he advised me from the outset and on the eve of my hiring him to sell our family residence to raise funds for legal fees, which only now seems like self-serving advice which helped his practice weather the economic downturn while there appeared an evident client shortage.”
“Quite frankly, I trusted Mr. Bagby, and expected from the outset to the present (minus two months) that he would be faithful in bringing closure to both financial and custody matters given the ample resources he had at his disposal.” DESPERATEEXES.COM STATES: WOW, Yup, “He had,” that is past tense!
Paragraph 4, bottom:
“It made no sense to spend as if there was a bottomless pit of financial resources, which he knew there were not. Could it be true that Mr. Bagby figured he would just work until the money ran out and then withdraw? Sadly, I now believe this to be so.”
“Over approximately four years of representing me, Mr. Bagby has completed no or virtually no discovery on the most critical financial issue of the entire case–namely, valuation of PIP–and has left the forensic accountant with a balance of over $ 16,000.00 and a payment promise long overdue”
DESPERATEEXES.COM STATES: WOW X 3. Often we as private investigators will assist clients with issues like this and try and “ride herd” over the case…it is almost sounding like there was a stampede of Ben Franklins aka…
Paragraph 5, line 29:
“The bottom line is that Mr. Bagby has incurred ample fees to ensure payment for himself–to the tune of approximately $1 million in fees to his office over almost four years…”
DESPERATEEXES.COM STATES: Oh that is one hell of a tune, Peggy Lee had a hit recording titled, “Hey Big Spender,“ that too… …not as nice as Sorrell Trope, Lisa H. Meyer or Susan E. Weisner, but nice….
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Paragraph 6, line 20, Lauren Stills declares:
…“what is going to happen when the money runs out?…Had I been provided just one ounce of an honest answer months and hundreds of thousands of dollars ago, I would have made different choices…” “letting the attorney run the show…”
…Folks, read all of this declaration at your leisure as it is a real learning experience for women and sometimes men to realize what you are getting into in the world of Divorce. Is what Lauren Stills experienced so rare? Well…
As to his “never using my office or services”……
Now in all fairness as I can see the e-mails and letters coming (at least I hope), as I am making it clear now, ANY E-MAILS OR LETTERS FROM MR. DOUGLAS A. BAGBY WILL BE POSTED FOR ALL TO READ ON… …DESPERATEEXES.COM. This is not to pick on Mr. Douglas A. Bagby, it is however…
Mr. Douglas A. Bagby’s declaration as of September 22nd, 2010 highlights forthwith:
Paragraph 2, line 10, Mr. Bagby states:
“I do not intend to provide any response to the many false statements made by Respondent in her declaration unless this court orders me to do so…I do not believe the personal attacks made by the respondent against me do anything other than support my request to withdraw as her attorney in this matter…”
DESPERATEEXES.COM STATES: LMAO! I can close my eyes and hear Mr. Douglas A. Bagby stating his position, standing of course. I agree with Mr. Bagby…
Paragraph 2, line 17, Mr. Bagby states:
“August 4, 2010, I sent Respondent a lengthy confidential email explaining why I could not possibly continue as her attorney of record in the pending action…Financial considerations were not the compelling reason”
DESPERATEEXES.COM STATES: LMAO SOME MORE! Brevity is not one of Mr. Bagby’s strong cards. And where in the list of considerations was “Financial.” (someday I hope I can make one million on one case…)
Paragraph 3, line 20, Mr. Bagby states:
“I have invested extraordinary efforts on behalf of Respondent over the past 4 years.”
DESPERATEEXES.COM STATES: SOMEONE HELP ME I AM ON THE FLOOR….OMG!!!!!!! And what did Lauren Stills invest in you Mr. Bagby?
Paragraph 3, line 22, Mr. Bagby states:
“My office has over 7,000 email communications with Respondent since February of 2008 on virtually every issue, including many on evenings, weekends, and vacations, and probably in excess of 10,000 since I was retained by respondent”
Feel free to read all of Mr. Bagby’s responses to his client’s accusations and again, Mr. Douglas A. Bagby is not the only lawyer who bails on a client. I have done it and again I have seen other lawyers do this also…
To all my readers, remember to ask questions and don’t write big checks, write small ones and keep track. And also remember to have someone on your side if you are too timid to ask the ultimate question: “WHAT THE F*%# ARE YOU DOING?“….AND……
To read the rest of John J. Nazarain’s article visit Desperate Exex.com, the two declarations are not on his site yet but I will email him and ask how we can get these for you to read.
The expressions in this blog article are based on the opinions of our featured author, John Nazarian, please remember we are not lawyers and those opinions expressed here are each of our individual opinions and should not be taken as legal advice and/or legal opinions. The comments following this blog article are the opinions and sole property of the blog site members and do not necessarily reflect those of the site owners.
There are times when rich people just amaze me, and Frank and Jamie McCourt are very, very rich and they amaze me. So rich, in fact, that had this once happy couple remained in Massachusetts, none of this would be an issue (however, some have come forward and said that at this point in time this is not true anymore… …It has to be tough on both of them to have all of their private business out in the public forums for crazy people to be making comments about. This is a financial empire few can even grasp, including myself, and I have an accounting background…we’re talking BIG MONEY. …rich does not mean they have no feelings, but money and divorce brings out the worst in people and not just for the two getting divorced.
Judge Scott Gordon was on top of what he had to deal with in making decisions. I heard a few lawyers commenting amongst themselves that Judge Gordon was “right on point.” …This could go down as one of the biggest divorces in U.S. history, and we have people like Sorrell Trope representing Frank McCourt. There are several other lawyers representing Jamie McCourt. Hey, I even saw Dennis Wasser and I heard that Bert Fields was involved in this case (money money money), LMAO…no kidding, I was wondering if either of them miss Anthony Pellicano…
…My opinion is simple, Frank McCourt is one smart guy, some have thought of him as a “genius.” The Los Angeles Dodgers are 650 million in debt, give or take a few million. The franchise is worth about 800 million and in a couple of more years Mr. McCourt will be a free agent, that being he will be free from FOX Sports and will be rewriting his television contracts. …Frank McCourt had some good people on board and took the risk, and now his entire financial history is out there for people to stand with their mouths agape and in total wonderment at how he did it. How he did it could be a book and a movie that I would pay to see .
We now have former longtime Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley, …“the current Dodger ownership has lost all credibility throughout the city.” What? this is a DIVORCE case, and by the mere terms of the word makes it nasty, and due to the times, way too public!
Mr. O’Malley went on to comment that he would like to see the team “owned by a small but diverse group of Los Angeles people who understand the culture of the organization and the importance of the Dodgers in this city.” What? Diverse group?
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…Mr. O’Malley, write your memoirs and try and get a book deal together and keep away from the press, your comments come across like you have too many fruit loops in your coconuts! Or go back to sleep…but don’t forget to wake up!
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Several hours ago [April 8, 2010], Commissioner Scott Gordon was appointed Judge of the Superior Court. To me this was a very long time coming. If ever a man deserved the title of “Judge” it is Scott Gordon. Judge Gordon is a former police officer, deputy D.A. and now a judge…that is dam near a Yahtzee!
We at DesperateExes.com are thrilled to hear this news…I would send “Snookies Cookies” with white and chocolate milk as a celebratory gift…but that would not be ethical and myself and several deputies would end up eating the cookies and drinking the milk.
Judge Gordon, boy does that not sound just perfect…
NOTE FROM ROSE: You might remember Commissioner Scott Gordon from the Britney Spears’ and K-Fed divorce and ongoing the Jamie and Frank McCourt, owners of the Dodgers, divorce. Legendary attorney Bert Fields represents Jamie McCourt and for a brief period of time Sorrell Trope represented Britney Spears. Judge Gordon was the one that Ordered Spears to get a drivers license and finally gave her only supervised visitation until she got her life back together.
While at Desperate Exes.com be sure to read about other high profile Hollywood divorces.
Be sure to watch Extra tonight as John J. Nazarian discussed with Extra about his thoughts on the TV Producer who allegedly killed his wife in Mexico.
The expressions in this blog article are based on the opinions of our featured author, John Nazarian, please remember we are not lawyers and those opinions expressed here are each of our individual opinions and should not be taken as legal advice and/or legal opinions. The comments following this blog article are the opinions and sole property of the blog site members and do not necessarily reflect those of the site owners.
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