Willie Nelson's Lawyer -- Expert Weed Defender

12/8/2010 12:18 AM PST?by TMZ Staff??

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They say marijuana affects your memory -- but Willie Nelson seems to remember the lawyer who got him off a weed charge 16 years ago ... because the singer just hired him for his new pot predicament.

TMZ spoke with Nelson's attorney, Joe Turner, who tells us he got Willie off the hook for marijuana possession back in 1994 ... after arguing that officials performed an illegal search of the singer's vehicle.

Now, Turner wants Willie's fans to know the singer is in "good hands" -- and they plan to fight the new misdemeanor pot possession charge Nelson was slapped with in Texas.

Turner wouldn't reveal his strategy for Willie's defense in this case -- but insists he's trying to "produce another miracle" for the country music legend.

Tags: Willie Nelson,?Celebrity Justice

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Tony Parker's Lawyer Blindsides Eva Longoria

11/22/2010 1:00 AM PST?by TMZ Staff??

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Eva Longoria and Tony Parker both want their divorce to go smoothly, but Tony's sudden move Friday to file his own divorce papers angered Eva and complicated the process.

TMZ broke the story ... Tony filed his own divorce papers in Texas, just days after Eva filed in California. Sources tell us Eva's side had absolutely no idea Tony's lawyer filed the docs -- and, we're told, Eva was "very upset" when she found out.

According to our sources, both Tony and Eva want their prenup enforced. But when Eva's lawyer filed the divorce papers, the attorney checked the box that reserved Eva's right to collect spousal support -- something we're told is inconsistent with their prenup.

Sources say ... since Tony's lawyer felt Eva's divorce papers left open the possibility she would challenge the prenup, he wanted to protect his client by filing in Texas, which several experts tell us could be beneficial to Tony in terms of enforcing the prenup.

In the end, sources connected with the couple us Eva and Tony are in sync -- all was calm on Sunday -- but right now there are two divorce petitions in two states, and someone's gotta give.

Stay tuned ..

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Oksana to Lawyer: You Only Got Me $15 Million!!?!

11/20/2010 1:00 AM PST?by TMZ Staff??

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Oksana Grigorieva wanted to disavow her $15 million settlement with Mel Gibson because she felt Mel would pay a lot more to avoid the bad publicity ... this, according to a text message obtained by TMZ.

The text -- sent on June 2, 2010 from Oksana to Eric George, the lawyer who negotiated her $15 million mediation package? -- is riddled with buyer's remorse, complaining that George never told her about a domestic violence claim, which could have upped the ante.

Underscoring how important the tapes were during the mediation, Oksana says, "Forget about the tapes for the moment. This is the case of domestic violence."? The point -- no one raised the issue of domestic violence during the mediation -- it was about the tapes.

Oksana explains to George her relationship with Mel ended "because of Mels (sic) domestic violence, the only reason and the fact, with proof, and I run away to save my children."

Then Oksana lays her cards on the table:? "If the opposition is buying my silence, please, we have to renegotiate the custody portion and to secure the monetory (sic)."

Also in the text, Oksana makes it clear she knows her strongest bargaining chip: "He doesn't want this publicity."

Oksana ends the text by saying, "I have lots of questions about the moneytory (sic) part also, i'd (sic) like us to get together and discus (sic) everything," adding, "I'm not bluffing."

Law enforcement sources say the text is part of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department's extortion investigation, to determine if Oksana used the tapes to score the $15 million package.? The theory: After signing the agreement, Oksana got greedy and decided she could get more by adding a fresh domestic violence claim.

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Oksana to Lawyer: You Only Got Me $15 Million!!?!

11/20/2010 1:00 AM PST?by TMZ Staff??

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Oksana Grigorieva wanted to disavow her $15 million settlement with Mel Gibson because she felt Mel would pay a lot more to avoid the bad publicity ... this, according to an email obtained by TMZ.

The email -- sent on June 2, 2010 from Oksana to Eric George, the lawyer who negotiated her $15 million mediation package? -- is riddled with buyer's remorse, complaining that George never told her about a domestic violence claim, which could have upped the ante.

Underscoring how important the tapes were during the mediation, Oksana says, "Forget about the tapes for the moment. This is the case of domestic violence."? The point -- no one raised the issue of domestic violence during the mediation -- it was about the tapes.

Oksana explains to George her relationship with Mel ended "because of Mels (sic) domestic violence, the only reason and the fact, with proof, and I run away to save my children."

Then Oksana lays her cards on the table:? "If the opposition is buying my silence, please, we have to renegotiate the custody portion and to secure the monetory (sic)."

Also in the email, Oksana makes it clear she knows her strongest bargaining chip: "He doesn't want this publicity."

Oksana ends the email by saying, "I have lots of questions about the moneytory (sic) part also, i'd (sic) like us to get together and discus (sic) everything," adding, "I'm not bluffing."

Law enforcement sources say this email is part of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department's extortion investigation, to determine if Oksana used the tapes to score the $15 million package.? The theory: After signing the agreement, Oksana got greedy and decided she could get more by adding a fresh domestic violence claim.

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Oksana and his lawyer - this is a guys

10/19/2010 12 H 25 am PDT by the TMZ staff

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Mel Gibson should be a fan of Oksana Grigorieva new lawyer, Lisa Bloom - because unlike the cavalcade of lawyers trying to paste Mel with the Oksana legal bills...Bloom works for free.

Bloom tells TMZ she decided to work pro bono Oksana, because she thought it was important to support a victim of domestic violence (presumed).

Bloom, says his company and will continue to work to Oksana during the entire duration of the case.

Things are in progress, which should be the year 2048.

Tags: Oksana Grigorieva, Lisa Bloom, Mel Gibson, Celebrity Justice

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Lawyer will be from Oksana angry to Mel, TMZ

10/17/2010 1 H 00 am PDT by the TMZ staff

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Oksana Grigorieva the latest addition to its legal team is denouncing the after our story yesterday - Oksana had at least 39 lawyers working for it in its legal war with Mel Gibson - claiming Mel has an armada of lawyers and others trying to stomp low Oksana.

Lisa Bloom claims "Mel has a fleet of highly aggressive law firms struggle against him at every turn, with one that is called a" 450 + lawyer business litigation firm - the largest in the United States devoted exclusively to commercial disputes. "???

Although the current war is care, support and alleged crimes and not commercial disputes, bloom adds, "" is that at least four known large firms behind the scenes, as well as advertisers, marketing and public relations agencies.""Bloom said, "Oksana is a single mother of two who went to fighting for simple justice debt."

TMZ broke the story... at least 18 of the Oksana lawyers presented bills the court totaling more than $ 1,000,000, and they asked the judge to Mel to foot the Bill.

Bloom said that oksana was "only a handful" of various firms in this case, adding, "even though sometimes other counsel in their businesses may be pitching."Bloom said: "This is totally wrong to say that she had 39 lawyers."We've listed all 39 lawyers - Bloom said no 39, she believes only functioned on the case.

Click here to read the full statement of Lisa Bloom.

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