United States Supreme Court to Hear Appeal in Arnold Preston vs. Alex Ferrer Joseph D. Schleimer, Schleimer & Freundlich LLP, Beverly Hills
Summary
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/06-1463.htm Alex Ferrer is a former Florida District Court Judge, who now makes his living on television, arbitrating petty legal disputes.Recalling Judge Alex Ferrer’s charisma on the bench, Arnold Preston introduced the Florida jurist to the top agents at William Morris.Judge Alex Ferrer then obtained an injunction in the Los Angeles Superior Court, staying the arbitration until the Labor Commissioner decides the issue.Recalling Judge Alex Ferrer’s charisma on the bench, Arnold Preston introduced the Florida jurist to the top agents at William Morris.When Arnold Preston left William Morris to become a talent manager and television producer in 2002, he became Judge Alex Ferrer’s manager.The legal dispute involves a commission claim on Judge Alex Ferrer’s earnings from the nationally syndicated television program “Judge Alex.” In 2005, Arnold Preston filed an arbitration in Los Angeles, seeking commissions due under a written personal manager agreement.