Lawyers in the News.
1. Now that you’ve been accused of using steroids, what are you going to do next?
Probably NOT go to Disneyland.
Steroid denier, Roger Clemens pulled out of his scheduled ESPN event at Disney World in Florida. He said in a statement, “I believe my current participation could be a distraction.” Clemens’ lawyer, Rusty Hardin said in a telephone interview, “It had nothing to do with his legal situation.”
2. Sylvester Stallone jokingly said that he didn’t want to be left out when it came to testifying at the upcoming trial of Anthony Pellicano. Prosecutor Daniel Saunders issued a list of 244 potential witnesses in the Pellicano case this week. Private investigator, Anthony Pelicano has been accused of illegally wiretapping phones in search of dirt to blackmail clients. The list is littered with all sorts of juicy Hollywood players, some of who are famous, some of who are lawyers. Attorney Bert Fields, of Los Angeles law firm Greenberg Glusker, is at the top of the list, as well as Ricardo Cestero, who represents Tom Cruise (who hired Pellicano to allegedly bug Nicole Kidman’s phone). Other Greenberg Glusker lawyers on the list are: David Moriarty, Jill Cossman, and Chuck Shephard. Divorce lawyer Dennis Wasser who has represented Cruise and Speilberg, will also be called upon. Pellicano will represent himself in trial.
3. Restrain yourself, Restaino. Back in 2005, Niagara Falls Judge Robert Restaino snapped when a cell phone rang in his court room. “Everyone is going to jail,” Restaino said. “Every single person is going to jail in this courtroom unless I get that instrument now. If anybody believes I’m kidding, ask some of the folks that have been here for a while. You are all going.” When no one owned up to the cell phone, Restaino ordered the group of 46 people into custody, and eventually jail for the afternoon. Now Restaino and his lawyer Terrence Connors are appealing the decision to New York’s high court to remove him from office.
4. John McCain has hired high-profile lawyer Robert S. Bennett (who represented Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinski investigation) to help him out of a jam. It is suggested that McCain is linked romantically with telecommunications lobbyist Vicki Iseman. McCain today said the story is “not true” and that Iseman is simply a friend.
5. Gene Simmons’ lawyer Barry Mallen has started sending out cease and desist letters regarding ‘Gene Simmons Sex Tape’, confirming that it was indeed him on the video. The self-appointed ‘God of Thunder’ seems unusually upset by this situation. “You may have heard or seen garbage that has sprung up from my past,” Gene says “Rest assured the proper legal team is looking at all ramifications and options.”
6. “The Naked Cowboy” sues Mars Inc over a commercial for M & M Candy. Robert Burck has been crooning tourists with his guitar wearing only his tighty-whities in times square for the past decade. Burck filed a law suit seeking $6 million in damages after M & M Candy used an image similar to him in their ads. Burcks’ lawyer, Scott Rothman remarks that Mars did remove the billboard after the lawsuit was filed. Mars hasn’t officially commented about the situation, though they have released a brief statement implying they will pay the guy something.
7. Drop it like it’s hot. Snoop Dogg received a ticket this week citing him with marijuana possession outside a nightclub in Manhattan. Donald Etra, his Lawyer, clarified that the rap star wasn’t arrested, just ticketed. Which they intend on contesting.
