Birkhead v ex-lawyer: the latest courtroom wrangling

This bill is unreal! He should clearly follow thru on this case. How can she even begin to justify these costs to a judge or to a layperson even!!!

Looks like someone is getting a little greedy...

This woman gives lawyers a bad name. I distinctly remember her from her appearances on T.V. and found her to be crass, rude, overbearing, and entirely a "put-off." I remember thinking I would not have hired this woman to represent me, and apparently my thinking was right. If the allegations are correct, she is a thief and a liar, and if the allegations are proven to be true then she should be disbarred before she inflicts more harm to the fragile public's trust of lawyers and the legal system.

It seems to me that Birkhead is one of those people who are destined to live in and out of courtrooms because it's so easy to sue anybody and a lot easier than actually working for a living and being happy with what you have.

A nobody wants to be a somebody. She figures if she gets the money, she'll be somebody. GREED. That price tag is ridiuclous! She's not even a good attorney!

I don't see how Opri can defend her bill. I remember the Florida hearing with that insane judge. That action should never have been brought; Florida had no jurisdiction over anything. I felt at the time that Opri and Vergie brought suit just for publicity.

Wow!! this woman has a bowel full of gall!!! she is more than a disgrace to all attorneys, she even makes Casey Anthony's attorney Bias look good, now I can understand the old saying of "there is no good attoney but the dead ones". Larry Birkhead is a gentleman, but, I would love to see him break all ties with "Howard", now there is one very large crook, shame on "Howard" for sponging off of his parents, Larry Birkhead needs to set "Howard" on a straight and Narrow path, it sickens me to think of all the horrible things Birkhead had to endure to just get his precious baby girl!!!! Opri and Howard should start their own practice together. Bety

Sounds to me that Opri injected herself into this case to gain the national spotlight and leech onto the potential Birkhead gravy train. She apparently believed she could dominate Larry Birkhead, thereby building him a financial empire that she would promptly usurp. Is this woman on a power trip, or what??? I think Larry's demeanor and good looks are deceiving. He's nobody's fool and I believe if Opri pursues this she is doomed to prove herself no better and no smarter than a common criminal.

The connection between greed and expectations is fluff with crop in between.
That lawyer is unattractive, a bully and will grasp at any straw. She did very little for Larry B. I hope he will be able to prove that she was in fact a liability to him. He did great after he dumped her. In my opinion, she deserves nothing. I would give her a big fat zero on all levels.

Birkhead will win.

This is a very fine example of how Attorney's can get away with unprecedented fee's. This is pure malice and an attempt to profit off of a clients grief and in the event of any forthcoming inheritance. But, hey what do I know, I can't write any laws to protect myself such as Political Lawyers do. Maybe once the people of America can come to realize were led by a Government that's full of Lawyers, then and only then it would be time to think twice about who you vote into Office.

clients are supposed to pay some disbursements such as parking, telephone calls, mailings, etc. but your dinners and husbands laundry? I seriously doubt any of that is reflected in the retainer agreement he signed to have her initially represent him. I am certain she will have to return a bulk of that money with statutory interest and probably all this bad pubicity will prevent other people from retaining her in the future. Terrible misuse of attorney privileges.

Deb Opri is a greedy pig! Geez!

Poor Larry. He's been through so much and now this. This lawyer should be disbarred. She has shamed herself for displaying such greediness. I hope they make her give that money back and then some.

This whole ordeal about Nicole and the rest of them is far from over. Larry should have looked for an average lawyer, instead of a celebrity lawyer. Most average lawyers can do the same job, have billable hours and get the same results done. He also liked the spotlight, and he does not work. What is he living on? Nicole's money or what's left of it. He needs to get a job, and stay out of the public spotlight also. The child's life is runied, just like OJ's.

Apparently she must not have any clients due to people having a clue and now she needs to get money this way. I hope she doesnt get a dime. She is ridiculous and gives good lawyers a bad name.

I also believe she in injected herself in the case because she thought Larry would be an easy mark. I remember her well in court and interviews; she was rude and egotistical. Her attitude sucked and probably still does. She thought she was smarter than everyone else. I remember her billing something like hundreds of dollars for a steak dinner for her and her husband and it seems she even billed Larry for her husbands dry cleaning, etc. I hope he gets the last laugh. She should be sited/suspended-whatever you call it when the BAR discipline Attys.

Talk is cheap until you hire an attorney!

I just wanted to clairfy that Larry does work, he is a photographer and has never not been working.

Birkhead should kiss the ground Opri walks on. She got him his child and should forever be grateful. It is apparent Opri worked hard on this matter and should be compensated for her hard work. I wonder if the roles were reversed would Birkhead walkaway from his fees?

If NBC did pay that amount into the attorney's account, Birkhead owes income taxes on the amount of the deposit. Receipt by the attorney is considered receipt by him.

The IRS should jump on this.

Give Larry the money it is his to raise his daughter, there is no way she will winn this case!!!!!! Everyone loves Larry !!!!

Come on Jake.

She worked hard? Chatting on the phone for 15 minutes every day, with who knows who. Flying to the Bahamas, uninvited. Gorging herself on big meals. Hiring someone to wash her husband's shorts.

I could have got him his child. Just get the DNA testing done, and presto, another one in the win column for Spider!!! And, all I would have charged was a beer and a handshake.

She's a blood sucking leech. But, then again, aren't all lawyers?Birkhead will win and she will get a fraction of what she billed for.

This woman attorney is something else! Like one of the writers above said, she was loud, very rude, no manners, no professionalism, just a greedy B that wanted to participate in a very publicized case for fame and rob money from the guy. She should not get one penny! Her husband's laundry? Come on! How crooked can you get!

It seems like every. single. person. involved with this case is shady. Larry, Howard, the mother, the father, the sister, the friends, and now the lawyer. It's sort of sad and pathetic...

She sure gives Attorneys a bad rap and should be disbared

I worked with attorney's and the bill is so jacked up, not only would I sue to get my money back, I hope he reported her to the State Bar so that they can hear the case too. I truly believe that she just used him now it's back firing. Also, whats this she is charging him for her husbands laundry....

Unbelievable,greedy indivdual- I have seen Opri on several talk shows/news shows very aggressive & obviously greedy individual.We do not all love Larry,however we know he is raising & loving his daughter well–I wonder what Anna would think of all this ??? It will drag on for years

She thought this was going to do for her what OJ's dream team did for them. She just wanted to be a part of this case to make herself a household name.

No Cares, not everyone loves Larry. I don't. I thought he was an opportunist, and obviously Anna Nichole thought there was lots else wrong with him; enough to dump him and run like the devil was after her. She did not want him to have anything to do with her little girl. Remember that, folks? She was even willing to lie and claim HKS was the child's father.

And no, HKS is not the all bad person he is portrayed to be. He loved ANS, so much so that he would do anything she wanted just to be in her presence. She kept him on a short leash, and she kept him broke. She barely paid him enough to live on. Heaven's! He even had to ask her for a new pair of shoes. I wish he had never gave over to her whims and provided her drugs as she demanded, but having said that, otherwise my heart goes out to HKS, and his family.

And NO! Larry should NOT remove HKS from that child's life! He loved her, and he loved her mother. He was willing to raise that baby for the rest of her life and for Anna, he fought to do so. He deserves every consideration in that child's life.

As for Debra Opri, she ought to be disbarred. Entitled to her fake legal billings? In a pig's eye! She filed many erroneous filings, traipsed all over the globe when Larry asked her NOT too. She's a curse of a lawyer, a bully and a con. She should be paid $1.00 for her legal services. That's all she was worth. Not even that, really.

I think that Larry Birkhead is a jerk who uses the fact that he fathered a famous baby to keep himself in the limelight but that bill against him is pretty ridiculous. Who charges someone to go to a funeral?! Thats pretty sick. And its even worse hearing that Birkhead apparently didn't even want her to go.

Jake and Chris are Opri's mom. Look at the comments! Hilarious. It's a 'face' only a mother could love. Opri's "hard work". Yeah, $475 an hour for phone calls is hard work all right. Maybe if she were digging ditches or something I could see her calling it hard work. She is a disgrace as a human and an opportunist. Why did she bill her husbands dry cleaning again? Why did she need to bill lavish dinners? Oh yeah, she earned it right. I'm a nurse. NEVER once did I bill a patient for a new uniform if I could not get blood or poop out of my uniform. I tossed it out and used my OWN $ to buy another uniform if it was beyond the point of return. I worked over time, breaking my back, for LITTLE compensation and went to funerals for FREE. Get a clue. You are not of the human kind Opri. You're an animal.

The lawyer is definitely greedy and I'm sure that a judge will see that without a doubt. Larry will prevail. I'm sure he will have to pay some of the cost, but not anything near the $600,000 plus that she's asking for. Also, some have commented on him not having a job or having to find a job, the last I knew he was still working as a photographer.. no matter how lucrative or not he's working and the single dad deserves credit for that. Also Dannielynn shouldn't be compared to being ruined like O.J. . She doesn't remember anything about the circumstances surrounding life before Larry, and I'm sure that when the time comes to explain things to her he'll know just what to say. He fought hard for that little girl and with the lack of tabloid influence she'll probably be the most well adjusted celebrity child out there. Give the man credit where credit is deserved.

Good for Birkhead. I remember when this first started ( the custody fight) she approached him and told the media when asked how was he paying for it, that she would represent him pro bono. What happened that made her change her mind?

Larry, win this case and then set the $$$$ aside for the little one. I have seen how happy she is and maybe with that $$$ she can have a stable life. Give her an allowance that is right for a child/teenager/yound woman - so she doesn't learn to scam others like this Attorney, or become a Paris or Lindsey.

Good luck !!!

Sounds like what it costs me everytime I go to the lawyer.. No but all kidding aside this is normal practice for lawyers the owe you money so they make the bill amount total up to the amount owed to you. I have had this happen to me once with a lawyer I over paid $10,000.00 after he added more expense and etc. etc. I ended up getting about 5000.00 back ( remember I paid an extra 10,000.00 on top of what I owed him realisticly but they find ways to screw you) Everyone hates lawyers until they need one themselfes.

I do believe that the attorney profession may be at the bottom of the list of those due respect for their honesty and intregrity. Darn, I wanted to put both houses of congress there. Maybe they can share last place, and if there is prize money for attaining that goal, they can share the rewards!!

I agree with your "bottom of the list". One problem though. Expecting lawyers and congressmen to share in any rewards.

Larry Birkhead was a failed actor whom wanted fame and money through Anna Nicole. He wanted big money from day one, he had a agenda. He knew Anna was a drug addict and impregnated her on purpose! Opri and Birkhead are greedy scoundrels. Birkhead sells pictures of Anna's daughter to tabloids, he doesn't have any job for years.