Law Practice
Jan. 4, 2008
For Former Lawyer, Life Is 'Bella’
Leo J. Severino is not just the lawyer on "Bella." The former Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher associate is the co-writer, de facto marketing director and nuts-and-bolts producer on the low-budget, minor hit - which is hanging on in theaters far longer than some other movies that opened along with it 10 weeks ago.
By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA - When Leo J. Severino was a junior lawyer at Fox Television, his boss used to tease him to be sure to dress the part when he headed out to meet new clients.
Slight, 5 feet 5 inches tall and usually beaming, Severino "looks 10 years younger than he is," said Karen L. Brodkin, then and now the head of legal and business aff...
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA - When Leo J. Severino was a junior lawyer at Fox Television, his boss used to tease him to be sure to dress the part when he headed out to meet new clients.
Slight, 5 feet 5 inches tall and usually beaming, Severino "looks 10 years younger than he is," said Karen L. Brodkin, then and now the head of legal and business aff...
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