Civil Litigation,
Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
May 21, 2019
Edwards Wildman counsel cross-examines plaintiff’s lawyer wife
The attorney wife of a disbarred British solicitor said her husband was a “brilliant legal mind” during her testimony Monday in the trial of a malpractice case he brought against Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, alleging the international law firm botched his libel and invasion of privacy suit against a British tabloid.
LOS ANGELES -- The attorney wife of a disbarred British solicitor said her husband was a "brilliant legal mind" during her testimony Monday in the trial of a malpractice case he brought against Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, alleging the international law firm botched his libel and invasion of privacy suit against a British tabloid.
The comments from Saeedeh Mirshahi, wife of disbarred solicitor Shahrokh Mireskandari, came in response...
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