List of Lawyers involved in litigation with Nicherie's and Fees
The information provided herein is believed to be accurate. The attorneys identified below have appeared in some capacity in the massive litigation relating to the Nicheries and their many entities either as representing the Nicheries or their corporations or representing the interests of victims.
The fact that an attorney is listed on this schedule as representing the Nicheries or their interests does not mean that the attorney was an active participant in the Nicherie's activities, or considered to be conspirators, and may have only had a limited representation. Several attorneys withdrew when the extent of the Nicheries activity or their purpose became clear.
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List of Lawyers
Benton & Centeno (Birmingham)
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1 |
C. Steven |
Ball |
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2 |
Lee R. |
Benton |
Berkowitz, Lefkovitz, Isom & Kushner (Birmingham)
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3 |
Keith |
Andress |
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4 |
Frank S. |
James, III |
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5 |
William M. |
Lawrence |
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6 |
Wesley |
Redmond |
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7 |
Susan |
Wagner |
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8 |
Walt |
Williams |
Biegenzahn Weinberg
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9 |
Stephan F. Joel B. |
Biegenzahn Weinberg |
Bovitz & Spitzer
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10 |
Scott |
Bovitz |
Bradley, Arant, Rose & White (Birmingham)
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11 |
Anne Marie |
Seibel |
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12 |
John D. |
Watson, III |
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13 |
John P. |
Whittington |
Burr & Forman
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14 |
Robert |
Rubin |
Campbell & Rowell, LLP
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15 |
Jeffrey E. |
Rowell |
Fawal & Spina
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16 |
Joseph |
Fawal |
Feinberg, Mindel & Kline
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17 |
Maritoni A. |
Acosta |
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18 |
Irwin |
Feinberg |
Silver&Freedman
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19 |
Neil |
Freedman |
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20 |
Stephanie |
Izen |
Gaims, Weil, West & Epstein
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21 |
Marc |
Epstein |
Gardner Middlebrook, Fleming, Gibbons & Kittrell (Birmingham)
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22 |
Mark Samuel |
Hill |
Gershuni & Imrich
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23 |
Gregory |
Gershuni |
Squire Sanders, Dempsey / Graham & James
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24 |
James |
Broderick |
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25 |
Patrick |
Fields |
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26 |
Xianchun |
Vendler |
Hassett, Cohen, Goldstein, Port & Gottlieb
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27 |
Lee R. |
Goldstein |
Hersch & Mannis (Los Angeles)
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28 |
Stephen |
Landau |
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29 |
Joseph |
Mannis |
Kelly, Lytton & Vann, LLP
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30 |
Peter C |
Bronson |
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31 |
Herb |
Katz |
King & Spalding
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32 |
Robert |
Ambler |
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33 |
Shannon |
Cox |
Lewis, D'Amato Brisbois & Bisgaard (Milbank)
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34 |
David |
Isenberg |
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35 |
Brad D. |
Krasnoff |
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36 |
Elise D. |
Klien |
Macey, Wilensky, Cohen, Wittner & Kessler
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37 |
Frank B. |
Wilensky |
Nachshin & Weston
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38 |
Stephanie |
Blum |
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39 |
Robert |
Nachshin |
Ryder & Caspino
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40 |
Robert |
Linder |
Sirote & Permutt
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41 |
George |
Neal |
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42 |
Rodney |
Nolan |
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43 |
Steven |
Porterfield |
The Stewart Law Group
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44 |
Jennifer |
Soper |
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45 |
Marvin |
Stewart |
Stephen, Oringher Richman
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46 |
Marc |
Benezra |
Sexton, Cullen & Jones
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47 |
Fred |
Garfield |
Toffel & Altman
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48 |
Andre |
Toffel |
Tourlet & Butler
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49 |
Robert H. |
Tourlet |
Trope & Trope
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50 |
Sorrell |
Trope |
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51 |
Mark |
Patt |
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52 |
Lisa | Kriger |
The Walker Law Firm
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53 |
Karyn |
Neue |
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54 |
Joseph |
Walker |
Walston, Wells, Anderson & Bains, LLP
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55 |
Ronald |
Levitt |
Williams, Schifino, Mangione & Steady, PA
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56 |
David S. |
Jennis |
Wolf, Rifkin & Shapiro
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57 |
Leslie |
Marks |
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58 |
Barry |
Mitidere |
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59 |
Denise |
Parga |
Arter & Hadden
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60 |
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Alston Bird
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61 |
Mark | Garber |
Asherson, Klein & Darbinian
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62 |
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Baker Kenner
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63 |
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Benson & Mak
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64 |
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Burke Williams & Sorrenson
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65 |
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Christenson Miller
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66 |
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Friedman & Fleiger
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67 |
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Gardner, Waynne, Sewell
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68 |
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Goldstein, Feldman & Hilley
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69 |
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Goldstein & Goldstein
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70 |
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Hebert, Welch & Humphreys
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71 |
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Jaffee, Strickland & Drennan
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72 |
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Mengles Butler
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73 |
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Satterlee, Stephens, Burke (NY)
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74 |
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Swindler, Berlin, Shereff
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75 |
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The Gardner Law Firm
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76 |
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Wickwire Gavin, LLP
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77 |
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Partial List of Attorney Fees Paid by Daniel Nicherie by Money Taken
from Shafrir Companies or from Assets Diverted from Shafrir Companies
| 50000 | Legal Fees | |
| 50010 | 684,482.89 | |
| 50020 | Alston Bird | 60,000.00 |
| 50030 | Asherson, Klein & Darbinian | 12,500.00 |
| 50040 | Baker Kenner | 10,000.00 |
| 50050 | Marvin Benson, Esq. | 73,537.75 |
| 50055 | Benson & Mak | 990.00 |
| 50060 | Benton & Centeno | 25,000.00 |
| 50070 | Jerry Solomon Berger | 71,846.15 |
| 50080 | Berkowitz, Lefkovitz | 563,508.84 |
| 50090 | Bradley Arant Rose & White | 55,000.00 |
| 50095 | Branner & Long, LLP | 5,000.00 |
| 50100 | Bovitz & Spitzer | 48,000.00 |
| 50110 | Alan Broidy | 75,000.00 |
| 50120 | Burke Williams & Sorrenson | 3,082.37 |
| 50130 | Burr & Foreman | 127,000.00 |
| 50140 | Campbell & Rowell | 20,478.55 |
| 50150 | Tony Center | 95,860.33 |
| 50160 | Dean Chopin, Esq. | 18,215.00 |
| 50170 | Christenson Miller | 50,000.00 |
| 50180 | Najjar Denaburg | 16,000.00 |
| 50185 | Philip Drucker, Esq. | 630.00 |
| 50190 | Thomas K. Esq. | 70,084.44 |
| 50200 | Donald Etra | 60,000.00 |
| 50210 | Leo Fasen | 15,800.00 |
| 50212 | Feinberg Mindel & Kline | 3,500.00 |
| 50215 | Burton Fletcher, Esq. | 3,300.00 |
| 50220 | Friedman & Fleiger | 55,000.00 |
| 50240 | Gains, Weill, West & Epstein | 53,950.00 |
| 50230 | Fred Gagliardini | 103,329.92 |
| 50250 | Gardner Middlebrooks Fleming | 24,073.76 |
| 50260 | The Gardner Law Firm | 15,000.00 |
| 50270 | Gershuni & Imrich | 55,000.00 |
| 50280 | Paul Goldman | 30,000.00 |
| 50290 | Goldstein, Feldman & Hilley | 8,000.00 |
| 50291 | Goldstein & Goldstein | 5,000.00 |
| 50300 | Graham & James | 109,280.51 |
| 50310 | Hasset & Cohen | 5,000.00 |
| 50315 | Hebert, Welch & Humphreys | 870.00 |
| 50320 | Hersh & Mannis | 135,000.00 |
| 50330 | Bruce Hochman | 50,000.00 |
| 50335 | David Houston, Esq. | 5,000.00 |
| 50340 | Donald Iwuchuku | 7,208.00 |
| 50350 | Jaffee, Strickland & Drennan | 40,000.00 |
| 50360 | 180,500.00 | |
| 50364 | Joseph Kerendian, Esq. | 5,000.00 |
| 50365 | Chris Kiperman | 0.00 |
| 50367 | David Leventhal, Esq. | 126,282.88 |
| 50368 | Law Offices of Patrick Mcr | 5,000.00 |
| 50370 | Mengles Butler | 10,000.00 |
| 50380 | Nachshin & Weston | 40,000.00 |
| 50385 | Michael Nasatir | 10,000.00 |
| 50390 | O’Neill Lysaght & Sun | 50,000.00 |
| 50393 | Bill Pabarcus, Esq. | 7,000.00 |
| 50395 | Rheuban & Gresen | 25,000.00 |
| 50396 | Kenneth Pratt | 3,700.00 |
| 50400 | Satterlee, Stephens, Burke (NY) | 5,793.56 |
| 50410 | Victor Sherman | 52,500.00 |
| 50412 | Jeremy (Jeremiah) Boemner | 15,500.00 |
| 50420 | J S | 7,546.66 |
| 50430 | Silver & Freedman | 25,000.00 |
| 50440 | Sirote & Permutt | 8,830.46 |
| 50450 | George Stephens | 60,000.00 |
| 50460 | Swindler, Berlin, Shereff | 516.65 |
| 50465 | Cynthia Tackas | 3,000.00 |
| 50470 | Alan Teegardin | 2,720.00 |
| 50480 | Trope & Trope | 108,186.62 |
| 50485 | Levi Reuben Uku, Esq. | 4,595.00 |
| 50490 | Walston Wells Anderson | 11,247.25 |
| 50500 | Herb Weinberg | 0.00 |
| 50510 | Ridell Williams, P.S. (Seattle) | 5,000.00 |
| 50520 | Wickwire Gavin, LLP | 3,723.96 |
| 50530 | Wolf, Rifkin & Shapiro | 50,000.00 |
| Total 50000 | Legal Fees | 3,697,171.55 |
28 Unpaid Nicherie Attorneys
Most of this information was found in the documents of Daniel Nicherie's second bankruptcy which was filed in 1990.
| Phone | Name | Unpaid Fees | Total Damage | |
| 714-325-4475 | Robert Bonito, Esq. | $85,000 | $1million | (Was Daniel’s in house Atty. 2.5 years) |
| 512-554-5500 | Stephen Marceau, Esq. | $111,000 | N/A | |
| Los Angeles | Wood,Lucksinger&Epste | $41,000 | N/A | |
| 213-628-8000 | R. Keller Esq. | $288,000 | N/A | |
| 213-229-7000 | Charles Ivie, Esq. | $100,000 | N/A | |
| 714-759-0781 | Patricia McDonald, Esq. | $15,000 | N/A | |
| 714-476-7400 | Lobel&Winthrop | $9,000 | N/A | |
| 202-452-7900 | Bardyl Triana, Esq. | $23,000 | N/A | |
| 310-277-1467 | Robert Wilson, Esq. | $41,000 | N/A | |
| Los Angeles CA | Jeffrey Walker, Esq. | $30,000 | N/A | |
| Corona Del Mar CA | McCutchen,Doyle,Brown | $31,000 | N/A | |
| NewportBeach CA | Edward Stone, Esq. | $3,000 | N/A | |
| Beverly Hills CA | Cooper, Epstein &H | $30,000 | N/A | |
| Chestworth CA | Don Malatesta, Esq. | $5,000 | N/A | |
| Irvine CA | Lobel,Winthrop&Broker | $9,000 | N/A | |
| 949-548-9397 | Susan Blush, Esq. | $39,000 | N/A | |
| Connecticut | Zeisler&Zeisler | N/A | N/A | |
| Irvine CA | Callahan&Gauntlett | N/A | N/A | |
| Santa Ana CA | Ferruzzo & Ferruzzo | N/A | N/A | |
| Lagona Hills CA | Sarano,wells&Emihanian | N/A | N/A | |
| Washington DC | Silverstein&Mullens | N/A | N/A | |
| Westport CT | Gordon, Jackson&Simon | N/A | N/A | |
| New Haven CT | Hogan,Evans,Baldwin,Rin | N/A | N/A | |
| San Antonio TX | Robert Rothenberg, Esq. | N/A | N/A | |
| Newport beach CA | George David Esq. | N/A | N/A | |
| Santa Ana CA | Ralph Pagter, Esq. | N/A | N/A | |
| Los Angeles CA | Trakington,O’Connor&N | N/A | N/A |
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