by John J. Nazarian | Mar 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
They say the only thing more scary than a jury of your “peers” is a trial by a judge! How about fruits and nuts? Today was jury selection day and it was by no means boring. The judge gives potential jurors forms to fill out and answer as to any kind of a...
by John J. Nazarian | Mar 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
Starting tomorrow, I will be covering the Anthony Pellicano trial at the Federal building in Los Angeles. Jury selection will begin on Wednesday the 5th of March. This is going to be an event! Anthony will be representing himself, and that in itself will be worth the...
by John J. Nazarian | Mar 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
Recently a very well-known lawyer in the Bay Area told me that he had a client who was a very high-end call girl who somehow married one of her clients. We have had a couple of these cases also, and they are never boring. You know, once a...
by John J. Nazarian | Mar 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
Today I spent time in Commissioner Harvey A. Silberman’s court — Dept. #7 (L.A. Superior) — and this guy will raise his voice if he thinks you are not getting it! He has a great delivery, and for us sitting in the audience, there is humor here. None...
by John J. Nazarian | Feb 27, 2008 | Uncategorized
Once in a very great while I get to see “Legal Fireworks”…no not the Fourth of July kind, but the courtroom kind! I wandered into Judge Elizabeth R. Feffer’s courtroom (she is the one that is sooooo easy on the eyes, and I bet her mother is a...
by John J. Nazarian | Feb 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
Please, if you get the Los Angeles Magazine February 2008 issue, here is a WARNING! Over the years there has been this huge dog and pony show called “Super Lawyers.” It is a rating and feeding frenzy with referrals from other lawyers about this one and...
