Celebrities

Bonds May Be Beefing Up ‘Legal Dream Team’

All-star slugger Barry Bonds is said to be assembling his own star-studded team, this one to defend him against perjury and obstruction of justice charges starting with a court appearance next week. On the possible short list is John Keker, a well-known San Francisco criminal defense attorney, according to the…

Nov 29, 2007 11:53 PM CST

O.J. Pleads Not Guilty to Robbery, Kidnapping in Vegas

O.J. Simpson and two co-defendants pleaded not guilty to charges they brandished weapons in an attempt to take football memorabilia Simpson claims belongs to him. Judge Jackie Glass, of the Clark County district court in Las Vegas, set an April 7 trial date for Simpson, Clarence Steward and Charles Ehrlich,…

Nov 28, 2007 9:17 PM CST

Lawyers Seek Unpaid Fees From Anna Nicole’s Estate

A Texas law firm has sued the estate of the late Anna Nicole Smith to recover unpaid legal bills. Houston-based Cunningham Darlow filed a creditor’s claim Nov. 16 in Los Angeles Superior Court, arguing the firm hadn’t been paid for representing Smith in her battle over the estate of her…

Nov 27, 2007 6:26 PM CST

Mike Tyson Gets 1-Day DUI Sentence

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will serve only one day in jail after his guilty plea in September to drug possession and driving under the influence. The 41-year-old Tyson was sentenced today to 10 days, but will only have to serve one day. He will also be required to perform…

Nov 19, 2007 5:30 PM CST

Lindsay Lohan’s ‘Day’ in Jail: 84 Minutes

Coming close to Nicole Richie’s celebrity record for the shortest jail stint in recent memory, Lindsay Lohan has reported for her one-day sentence. Actual time served by the 21-year-old actress: 84 minutes, according to Reuters. As discussed in an earlier ABAJournal.com post, Lohan received the one-day sentence in exchange for…

Nov 16, 2007 5:39 PM CST

O.J. Will Go to Trial in Armed Robbery Case

Unlike O.J. Simpson’s murder trial in the mid-1990s, it presumably won’t be billed as the trial of the century or become famous for related sideshow features such as a troupe of televised look-alike black-robed dancing trial “judges.” But the armed robbery case against the former football hero for an alleged…

Nov 15, 2007 1:15 AM CST

Co-Defendants Say O.J. Told Them to ‘Get Heat’

Two men who said they carried guns into a hotel room to help O.J. Simpson reclaim sports memorabilia testified yesterday that Simpson had asked them to “get heat” ahead of time. Walter Alexander and Michael McClinton testified at Simpson’s preliminary hearing after reaching plea bargains with prosecutors, CNN reports. The…

Nov 14, 2007 4:45 PM CST

Not Only Paul McCartney But Legal Counsel Divorcing Heather Mills

Only a few weeks ago, it looked like Paul McCartney’s divorce was going to end with an eye-popping agreed $102 million settlement with his soon-to-be ex-wife, Heather Mills. But now it is almost certain to go to trial, as the almost-settled case erodes into acrimony, reports the London Times. The…

Nov 9, 2007 4:29 PM CST

Simpson Lawyer Hammers Witness for Call to TV Show

O.J. Simpson’s lawyer, Gabriel Falso, in a preliminary hearing yesterday zeroed in on a witness’s attempts to make money from the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia. Dealer Bruce Fromong had testified he was expecting to meet with an anonymous buyer when Simpson and others arrived in the Las Vegas…

Nov 9, 2007 3:20 PM CST

OJ Simpson Back in Court Today

O.J. Simpson returns to the courtroom today for a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence to try him for the armed robbery and kidnapping of two sports memorabilia dealers. The case is likely to turn on whether Simpson asked the men who accompanied him to a Las…

Nov 8, 2007 2:40 PM CST

Owen Wilson Eats Lawyers’ Cookies and Runs

Actor Owen Wilson (Wedding Crashers, You, Me and Dupree, and the big-screen remake of Starsky & Hutch) had a hankering for a snack, and the American Bar Association was only too happy to help. The ABA’s Board of Governors met Oct. 19 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas,…

Oct 25, 2007 6:03 PM CDT

CA Tax Scofflaw List Prompts Some to Pay

The concept is already working: A list of California’s 250 worst tax scofflaws contains only 224 names, because 26 scurried to ante up before their identities were posted. Among the noteworthy names on the shameful site: O.J. Simpson, Dionne Warwick and the comedian Sinbad, reports the Los Angeles Times. All…

Oct 17, 2007 11:37 PM CDT

Big Legal Bill for Anna Nicole Smith’s Baby

Adults who had a relationship to Anna Nicole Smith are still wrangling over a number of issues related to the deceased starlet’s estate. But they are seemingly entirely agreed on one thing: a bill of nearly $200,000 submitted by the court-appointed lawyer representing the interests of Smith’s baby daughter is…

Oct 16, 2007 5:27 PM CDT

Record $102 M in McCartney Divorce?

A rumored $102 million settlement to be paid by Paul McCartney to end his five-year marriage to Heather Mills would be the largest ever in a contested divorce case in the British courts, which have been trending toward bigger American-style awards in recent years. The British press estimates the former…

Oct 11, 2007 3:16 PM CDT

George Clooney at Dewey Ballantine

The new George Clooney film Michael Clayton—set in the world of big Manhattan law firms—was filmed in part in the New York offices of Dewey Ballantine. Clooney plays a lawyer who has been with the corporate megafirm Kenner, Bach & Ledeen for 15 years, but never made partner. He serves…

Oct 4, 2007 10:45 AM CDT