Birkhead to Opri -- I Hit the Bar

16. Larry Birkhead is handling a legal matter...and that's what it is, a legal matter, not a "he should be so grateful, etc."...beautifully.

Posted at 6:39PM on Jun 28th 2007 by A legal mind

17. That's sad when she made it possible for him to get his daughter and didn't even pay the lady for her services, now he's trying to make this woman loose her job. What a snake. There's something about him, I just can't put my finger on it.

Posted at 6:40PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Jamie

18. Larry Birkhead has his biological daughter..... He needs to be a stand-up father, go to arbitration regarding his (first) attorney's bill, determine what is a "fair" amount, and pay her so the funds can be released!

Interesting how quickly he (forgot) who prevented him from being with his biological child even after her mother's death in Florida!

Posted at 6:39PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Soleil

19. Larry Birkhead needs to open a CONMAN school. He is a parasite who expects a free ride....all the way. None of the lawyers in that circus could compare to OPri. She was the top pitbull, which he needed. How does he repay her? Go to hell Bitch, and the bitch here is Larry Birkhead.

Posted at 9:05PM on Jun 28th 2007 by illigitimate sister

20. #11 Howard K. will serve his time in Hell. Don't worry.

Posted at 6:39PM on Jun 28th 2007 by debbie

21. This statement on behalf of Debra Opri is to clarify misleading statements made by Mr. Birkhead directly to the press (tmz.com) regarding his attorney-client relationship with Debra Opri. By making this statement, Mr. Birkhead has waived his attorney client privilege.

Media reports that Ms. Opri is suing Larry Birkhead are incorrect. Pursuant to a legal retainer and media agreement signed by Mr. Birkhead in September, 2006, Mr. Birkhead was required to participate in private arbitration. He failed to do so. The arbitrator instructed Ms. Opri to secure a court order via a petition for arbitration because Mr. Birkhead was continuing to ignore all requests to resolve this matter. Mr. Birkhead's statements are not correct that he notified anyone of his unavailability. He simply refused to participate at any level.

In September 2006, Mr. Birkhead signed a legal retainer and a media agreement with Ms. Opri for these purposes:

1) To fight for custody and legally prove the baby born to Anna Nicole Smith (Dannielynn) was in fact Mr. Birkhead's daughter.

2) To place Mr. Birkhead in a favorable light for a future career in the media.

3) To establish him as a celebrity so that his photos would have greater worth.

4) To find the funds to do all of the above.

Ms. Opri has completed all the above including securing a media deal in March of 2007 for Mr. Birkhead worth over 1 million dollars. She also advanced thousands of dollars of her own funds to continue the fight which have also gone unpaid.

Ms. Opri sought and found, instructed and directed, all legal counsel in this case both in Florida and The Bahamas, including the DNA lab that confirmed Birkhead's paternity to Dannielynn. All attorneys operated under her direction and supervision until she withdrew. Over the past two months Mr. Birkhead was asked to sit down and to discuss a fair and amicable resolution of all matters. He has refused.

Posted at 6:40PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Sad Conclusion

22. Jimmy, how the hell do you know Larry will turn to drugs??? How stupid!

Posted at 6:40PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Jill

23. I notice TMZ readers are not particularly up on the State of the California State Bar.
It took the State Bar 12 years before they lurched into action regarding Family Law con man, Ronald Lais
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/05/21/SC76910.DTL&hw=ronald+lais&sn=001&sc=1000

But notice the State Bar does not route these individuals to the local prosecutor. Rather, they conceal fraud by attempting to work it out in a 'civil' matter...thus going around the criminal justice system.

See latest Disciplinary Report report from the State bar.
http://www.calsb.org/state/calbar/calbar_cbj.jsp?sCategoryPath=/Home/Attorney%20Resources/California%20Bar%20Journal/June2007&MONTH=June&YEAR=2007&sCatHtmlTitle=Discipline&sJournalCategory=YES

Also, Larry's in for a wait. Lais finally went to prison, but it took a while.
See www.FamilyLawCourts.com/naming_names.html

So good luck Larry. You'll need it.

Posted at 6:41PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Bonnie Russell

24. Free ride? She essentially stole his money and sent him an outragous bill because he gave her the axe. She's got a big mouth, obviously has issues. She was just fired again by Hasselhoff's soon to be ex. Business is businesss and in any business you're gonna run into problems if you alienate yourself from your peers and clients. Seems to me she got what she deserves and I hope the bar forces her to hand over his money that she had no right to in the first place and then they can work out a bill that's a bit more realistic. Even the company that paid Larry that money is filing charges against her now because she told them that Larry had given her the right to deposit that in her account, which has since been found to be a lie. Good for her!

Posted at 6:43PM on Jun 28th 2007 by ...things that make you go hmmmmmmm

25. LARRY IS AN UNGRATEFUL BITCH. HOPE HE LOSES. AND TMZ WE ARE TIRED OF LARRY BIRKHEAD

Posted at 6:44PM on Jun 28th 2007 by illigitimate sister

26. I don't know out of the 2 who is the bigger media whore?

Posted at 6:43PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Me Myself and not You

27. Greedy Opri..... Now everyone will learn the truth about you...

Give Larry his money back!

Posted at 6:47PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Too Late for Opri!

28. Your comments: #4 and #8 - both are out of touch. This woman is trying for a free
ride, and if it were you - you would do the same thing - get what you are entitled too. I never took Larry for a sympathy getter, he just wanted his baby. That's all.
Botth 4 and 8 sound bitter. Take it somewhere else.

Posted at 6:47PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Yawn

29. I guarantee 100% that ANY comments here that are on Opri's side are typed up by Opri and her people, because Larry is absolutely in the right, Opri and her "reputation" are down the drain and she knows she needs that money of Larry's to support herself for the rest of her life because her law career is dead in the water now.

She has to go back to square one, representing clients for pennies and try to build up a good rep as a winner.

So Debra, get off TMZ, walk away from your computer and go try to get your rep back.

Posted at 6:49PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Spencer

30. Do it Larry

Posted at 6:48PM on Jun 28th 2007 by dave