Meet the Bar/Bri Legal Diva - and Don't Forget, Monday Is the Claims Deadline
We reminded you on Friday, but we fear our post got lost in the shuffle. If you're part of the plaintiff class in the Bar/Bri class action -- and since you're reading ATL, you probably are -- then the deadline for filing your proof of claim is this Monday, September 17. So if you want your $125 or so, you need to act now.
Is the settlement a good deal? We largely agree with this commenter:
That settlement is a disgrace. The plaintiff class was sold up the river.... But I’ll take the money and run.
Just like most of you (see poll results), we filed a claim, knowing that we're being undercompensated. And knowing that we're acting against the advice of The Legal Diva -- a named plaintiff in the case who now opposes the settlement. From The Recorder:
Loredana Nesci, a
2005graduate of Quinnipiac College School of Law in Connecticut, said lead attorney Eliot Disner initially convinced her he'd built a strong case against BAR/BRI and would seek to break the company apart. "We were promised the moon and stars by Disner," she said.But Nesci said everything changed after Disner's former firm — Los Angeles' Van Etten Suzumoto & Becket — was acquired by McGuireWoods.
"After that merger, I think that McGuireWoods took Eliot, gagged him [and now] he's in a basement in their firm, because I can't find the guy," said Nesci, now a practicing attorney based in Studio City.
It seems that the Legal Diva -- er, Ms. Nesci -- was right about Disner. Her "gagged in a basement" comment appeared in a February 2007 article. A few months later, in May 2007, Eliot Disner was fired by McGuireWoods (after he criticized the settlement).
For more on her Diva-ness, check out her website, which is a real trip. Her bio describes her past work as a police officer for the LAPD, explains how she earned the title of "Legal Diva," and boasts of how she was "quickly gaining notoriety for being a colorful and cunning attorney." It also mentions that she "enjoys working with feral cats," which sounds apropos for a Legal Diva. MEOW!
(See especially the super-cute testimonials from her clients, including Doug Smith, at right. We don't want to know what types of matters she handled for him....)
Bar/BRI Class Action Litigation [official website]
The Legal Diva: Loredana Nesci [official website]
$49M Disappoints Some in Lawyers' Class [The Recorder]
Earlier: A Friendly Reminder: The BAR/BRI Proof of Claim Deadline Is Monday!
(28) Comments
Wow, this woman is an idiot.
Lat: Fact error. She's a 2002 law school graduate, not 2005. 2005 is when she was admitted to the California Bar.
l2l a.k.a. "loyola diva"--
she went to a worse law school than you, and hey, she's got a job...send her a res
I don't care if she's an airhead... Legal Diva is HOT!
I don't care if she's an airhead... Legal Diva is HOT!
her clients look like a combination of hookers/strippers and their clients.
she's really not that hot
http://www.lowelaw.com/proimages_pics/Loredana-pic.jpg
id totally plow that ass
Sorry, 3:01. I'm a pitcher, not a catcher.
she's really not that hot:
http://www.lowelaw.com/proimages_pics/Loredana-pic.jpg
doug smith...you can watch
Wow, this woman is an idiot.
Why douchebag? because she wasn;t T-14 but yet has her own office that appears to be succesfull and operates on biot coasts? I'd bet dollars to donuts she has more real experience than you. BAck to doc review Bitch!
The website is tacky. I bet she has no class....on the other hand she is probably:
1. making decent money;
2. getting lots of court experience;
3. controlling her schedule and thus her life...
in other words she is in a much better position than most of you doc review associate slaves at big firms who have never done a trial and have no control over their lives.
i'd totally hit it.
i want to make sweet sweet love to her vajayjay
Hmmm. She "deftly handles" the "personal legal needs" for a guy who has a line of sex toys named after him. I wonder what that work is like?
"See especially the super-cute testimonials from her clients, including Doug Smith, at right. We don't want to know what types of matters she handled for him...."
lol!
random, and i'm sorry, but does anyone know how much it cost to enroll in NY Barbri for 2006 (if you bought as a 3L)? I can't find my receipt!
Call up the number on the website, they can tell you how much you paid.
She may not be as hot as y'alls gold-digger girlfriends but, considering her 50 plus yrs (can this really be true?), she looks pretty darn good. I would certainly yam, yam, and then yam another time.
Loredana worked as a defense attorney for a short time in Connecticut before returning to California.
She always came to court provocatively dressed (yet nothing that would bar her from Southwest Airlines). Her appearance always created a buzz around the courthouse. Attorneys would look for excuses to go to court to check her out.
She is the real deal -- whatever photographs you may have seen do not do her justice. At least as of 6-7 years ago, Loredana was as hot as they come.
And I found her to be a genuinely nice person, well-versed in the law and facts.
oops.........
......and good attorney, well-versed in the law and facts.
If your firm paid, do they get the $125.
Has anyone bothered to check her myspace? http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=7447130
She is 67??? And she is into porn stars???
I found out by logging into my account...yes it was still active.
Loredana is in her 30's or certainly looks it. And, I should know, I designed her "cheesy" website, and have met with her many times. She is beautiful, brilliant and funny. Sorry for all you looking for flaws. She's just a great person, and a dedicated atty. If this article doesn't prove that she's willing to fight for a cause, I don't know what will.
Loredana is not an idiot. I have met her in person so I'm not just talking out of my ass. She is intelligent and considerate and has supported me in a time of need. It's easy to bash people when you don't have to say it in their faces.
WHERE'S MY BARBRI CHECK? When are these damn things coming? I'm being undercompensated, but I want something.