my humble opinion is that Opri doesn’t want a trial, because it effectively cuts into her own ability to earn a livelihood. Also, I somehow think that, being the child advocate she is, she really doesn’t want to shred a child’s father to ittybittybackwoodgrifterpieces, which she will.
Trope/LB should be shaking in his boots about Opri being on the stand - under oath, attorney client privilege doesn’t stand.
I have no problem with her legal fees - attorneys in Calif start at $250/hr (for the so-so ones) upwards to $450-$500/hr - So to me, it’s a realistic sum. Certainly not what the ‘talking legal heads’ on tv make, but that was their choice, right?
I see nothing wrong with Opri not only cutting a legal representation deal, but also a ‘agent’ agreement. (I think it’s confusing everyone by the wording as a ‘media agreement’). She signed on as his agent, and promptly negotiated the NBC $1M contract signed the week of the funeral. She produced - immediately! but LB got all full of himself and blatently violated his agent agreement by going out on his own to negotiate, trying to run an end play around Opri and robbing her of her due commissions as an agent. Not a good thing to do imo. Probably got his advice from HKS.
let’s not forget that during the summer of 06, LB was cast-calling for bit parts - considering his so-called real estate background, and his so-called journalism background and his so-called photographer background, I found it very curious at 34 (pretty old for hollywood) he wanted to ‘break into’ movies/sitcoms. No breaking in, without an agent - that’s just how hollywood works.
Pay the woman! LB! ya deadbeat!
Doesn’t matter how big a creep the client is.. SHE was suppose to be the lawyer. Who wants to get ripped off by a lawyer? No one I know. It is a business and she forget to treat it with respect imo.
She was suppose to keep detailed itemized records and time sheets. It appears she is lacking many of those. She wanted to play Hollywood money maker big shot and got bit at her own games. Goodness, she draws up bad contracts to boot! Not only is she a liar, she is a bad attorney more impressed with her past than knowing enough law to protect herself even.
I have to agree with Troup, she doesn’t want to go under oath. Her career is shot so I doubt there is much cutting in time. She should have thought about that when plotting and lying to us. She went above and beyond her own deceit games and now doesn’t like being caught in them. Well, sorry, I have no pity when cons con each other. LB and DO both are liars. Let the devil crown his own, I don’t really care who wins that one.
Don’t kid yourself, she is a barracuda and would rip any parent to shreds on the promise of one on camera spot. She was ready to chew Anna up. Dumped that tape out for Hasseldorf (or whatever his name is ) for his children to have to live w/ their friends seeing that. This woman doesn’t have a bone of fear or compassion for anything or anyone but herself, then suddenly she overflows. Baloney.
She is in the right group. Howie and Larry have the same traits, go for the win$ and nothing else matters. She can’t show Larry up for any more of a creep than we already know him to be in my opinion. Like Howie, she thought she was smarter than she is .. big mistake.
I have no compassion for someone that deliberately CONNED me! Sitting here in the midst of concern for a baby and a murdered mom and brother and all Opri wanted to do was con us all. That is where I really quit caring what happened to her for her part in evil games.