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How Britney Spears’ lawyer Laura Wasser became go-to fixer for celebrity splits – charging A-listers like Kim Kardashian and Johnny Depp $1,000-AN-HOUR to fight

Whenever a celebrity gets divorced, every detail surrounding the demise of their marriage is usually splashed across every news outlet, but there’s one person who also dominates the coverage – divorce lawyer to almost every star, Laura Wasser. 

Laura has been front and center for the most publicized divorce cases – including Britney Spears and her ex Kevin Federline, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, and Kim Kardashian and Kanye West – so it comes as no shock that Britney had enlisted her once again, amid her recent split from Sam Asghari.

On Wednesday, news emerged that the singer, 41, was splitting from her husband-of-14-months Sam, 29, over allegations that she had been unfaithful – and hours later, it was revealed that she had hired Laura, 55, to represent her.

It seems as though Britney is in good hands, because Laura, from Los Angeles, California, is a force to be reckoned

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Who is Laura Wasser? Britney Spears’ L.A. divorce lawyer

Britney Spears and husband Sam Asghari are headed for divorce after 14 months of marriage, and the pop megastar is turning to premiere Hollywood divorce lawyer Laura Wasser, a.k.a. the “Disso Queen,” to represent her in legal proceedings. If the name Laura Wasser doesn’t ring a bell, think of Laura Dern’s character in “Marriage Story” — Wasser inspired the role.

One could argue that Wasser’s success as an attorney was nearly inevitable. As the daughter of two Los Angeles attorneys,she was named Laura Allison Wasser so her initials would be L.A.W. She told The Times in 2014 that she was conceived the night her dad found out he had passed the bar exam.

She penned the how-to divorce guide “It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way,” published in 2013, and launched the DIY divorce app, “It’s Over Easy,” a five-step legal separation manual, and produced “All’s Fair,” a

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Kim Kardashian attorney Laura Wasser backs divorces.com

Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Bet365 CEO Denise Coates earned a £221 million salary last year, Lily Gladstone became the first indigenous person to win Best Actress at the Golden Globes, and celebrity divorce attorney Laura Wasser wants more divorces to move online. Have a fantastic Tuesday.

– Separation status. Laura Wasser has seen every kind of divorce imaginable. A family law attorney at the Los Angeles firm Wasser, Cooperman & Mandles, she’s known for representing celebrities from Kim Kardashian to Britney Spears in their divorces. Actor Laura Dern played an attorney reportedly inspired by Wasser in the film Marriage Story.

She represents many high-earning women who are the breadwinners in their families, but some dynamics are constant regardless of income. “Divorce is the great equalizer,” Wasser says. “Whether you’re (figuring out if you’re) going to be able to fly private anymore or to take that cross-country road trip with

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