She gave a lunch party the day I was there: just a modest little affair, a few media stars, a Hollywood lawyer, a chat-show host.

It's Ed Hookstratten, a Hollywood lawyer who represents television stars.

For years, he has led the kind of fairy-tale life befitting a top Hollywood lawyer.

"You don't make morality judgments," said a prominent Hollywood lawyer, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

"He's invited half the entertainment industry," one Hollywood lawyer said.

Hollywood lawyers have a simple solution: Write a script.

Hollywood lawyers denounced the verdict with equal force.

The Weinsteins have hired prominent Hollywood lawyers, which is unusual for such negotiations.

"Their track record is normal," said a top Hollywood lawyer who sometimes works with Dreamworks and insisted on anonymity.

A Hollywood lawyer, in Rome to claim his brother's body, is targeted by terrorists.