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Litigation

Jun. 14, 2007

Keeper of the Castle Has No Fool for a Client

Facing $1.7 million in potential damages in a breach-of-contract case, dancer Vidala Aaronoff had no choice but to represent herself at trial after she could no longer afford to pay an attorney. With the guiding hand of several attorney advisors, Vidala proved she has no fool for a client. She won the case.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

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      LOS ANGELES - If Vidala Aaronoff's story seems a bit like a fairy tale, that's because she tells it that way.
      The modern dancer moved to Los Angeles from New York to marry her college sweetheart, took up residence in a crumbling...

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