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Article: Hollywood lawyer Bert Fields works both sides of studio lot.(Who's Who Law)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
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- February 10, 1997
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More than 40 years of litigating cases and not a single lost trial L.A. entertainment attorney Bert Fields has the bragging rights to a remarkable winning streak.
Not surprisingly, clients pay big bucks for such good odds. Fields currently commands an hourly rate of $650 from his long roster of high-profile clients, which includes both studios and individuals who sue those same studios.
One client featured prominently in Fields' docket these days is Jeffrey Katzenberg, the former Walt Disney Co. executive who is now suing the Burbank-based company, claiming he is owed more than $250 million in unpaid incentive bonuses.
Fields, 67, asserts that ...