Mar
15
Not often do I get to see “Titans of Divorce” going at it, but today I was fortunate to have been given a tip that Sherri Shepherd and her former husband, Jeff Tarpley would be putting the final icing on the “I am so through with you” cake. Jeff is represented by Peter A. Lauzon and his associate Sharon Stark, both of the high power divorce firm of Phillips, Lerner, Lauzon & Jamra, LLP …… real heavy hitters in the L.A. divorce scene.
And sitting at the other end of the table are none other than Fred Silberberg and Terry Levich Ross. For my readers both of these firms are tough and will fight in a verbal slug fest that bring smiles to my face. Fred and Terry represent Sherri Shepherd of the tv show The View…I like the show and have watched it over the years. And in saying that I have to say I could have fallen on top of Ms. Shepherd and would not have realized who she was. I did however recognize her voice as soon as I heard it.
These two former love birds as evidence from their interviews with ChristianityToday.com (winter 2002) that pretty much tells it all….Bless you! Sherri was asked, “what is important about your marriage?” LMAO! she stated, “One of my weaknesses is that I am a yes person.” Hmmm not so much anymore. Jeff stated when asked, “What is important about your marriage?” ‘We balance each other, Sherri makes more money than I do.” And at the rate of these legal fees you better hope she continues to. I watched these two people through part of the day and I have to say that they both come across as decent people. I found both very interesting even when Ms. Shepherd choked when asked while on the stand “was she not telling the truth” in reference to “e-mails.” Alright I hope all of you have heard my opinion of e-mails and text messages…DON’T DO IT! Well Peter A. Lauzon is a force to be dealt with in court and he had Ms. Shepherd doing the “Porky Pig,” you know, long pause and then the stutter. Lauzon was relentless in his attack on Shepherd and I think that it will pay off.
Fred Silberberg is a very good lawyer and did the best he could to object and maneuver his client from taking this barrage of broadsides. Ms. Shepherd handled the shots pretty well. She remained cool, calm and very collected. Mr. Tarpley also seemed to be unfazed by most of what went on today.
At one point a women entered the court of Judge Shaller, and she looked a little like a discounted plant with no pot. For a few minutes she stood in the aisle of the courtroom as if she was waiting for a bus to take her back to the trailer park that she had escaped from…It would be revealed later that this train wreck was an “expert witness.” ?? Expert in what, how to decorate your trailer space with rock? Well Judge Shaller made it clear that she was not going to be testifying today. I had to check some messages and was seated outside the courtroom when Lee Englander, “Da Expert” came out and stared at me like I was wearing a pork chop around my neck. I got off the phone and introduced myself , “Hi, I’m John.“ She shook my hand like a wet rag and stated, “You better not say anything about ————-”. I told her to get lost and she lugged on down the hall hoping that her space on the off ramp was still open (had Ms. Englander arrived in a timely manner she would have heard what Judge Shaller and the lawyers had decided). Oh I am so hoping to be around when this nitwit testifies. Stay tuned folks!
I was just wondering, why is it that they have two funny black women? One is hilarious and the other? well funny. Can they not find a funny white woman?
The view in that court room must have been very grim. Nothing worse than two people fighting over money…Divorce must be a really bad thing for people, specially when it comes to deviding their mullah, they want 50/50 but yet they hide bank account and properties from each other like they hid their mistreses/lover.
I love Sherri on the view she is just great and adds so much to the show. How she could keep up when this happened i don’t know.
There IS a funny white woman on the show…Joy Behar! And depending on your political leanings, Elizabeth Hasselbeck can be a real knee-slapper.
Mr. Nazarian, I was just wandering, in the course of your career have you covered any gay/lesbian cases, criminal and or family. Have you encountered any similar cases of gay/lesbian who are separating and are going through similar situations as do stright maried or live-in couples? and if not. why? Do not cater for everyone, even if they have the $$,$$$.$$ to pay for your services and assitance?
Magi, when I started in San Francisco I worked at no charge for people who were sick with AIDs. This was also one of the reasons I left the Bay Area and set up in Beverly Hills…..I could not take it anymore….I lost dozens of friends and people I deeply cared for and loved during the start of the AIDs crisis.
As for the recent issues concerning gays and lesbians I can only say that ‘we all should be careful what we wish for’. Certainly to have the dignity and respect of a hospital or police agency when dealing with gay couples I agree. I wonder why anyone would want to jump into DIVORCES and SEPARATIONS as will come when gays get this piece of legislation someday.
Nazarian and Associates works for anyone who has the ability to pay, does not get any simpler than that.
Also when I started I handled numerous criminal cases for members of the gay community as I was based in San Francisco.
Also, much has been said in the media of my own sexual orientation and I will leave it at that. Again, we will work with anyone who has the ability to hire a firm such as mine.
Desperateexes.com is a hobby of mine and I love giving advice and I dont charge for any advice I can give via this format.
Thanks,
John
The best part of that whole day is when the judge validated John Nazarian’s honesty and credibilty and allowed him to stay in the court room…despite the protests of shepard’s attorneys.
you forgot to mention that that fred silberberg is hot hot hot