Maybe it was the similar Christian Louboutin pumps or the posh Century City office. But almost immediately afterwas released, celebrity divorce lawyer Laura Wasser of Wasser, Cooperman and Mandles was flooded with calls and emails from people who noticed likenesses to Laura Dern's take-no-prisoners divorce lawyer character, which garnered her an Oscar nom. "People were asking, 'Are you Laura Dern?' " recalls Wasser.
She notes that before the onscreen split of Nicole and Charlie Barber got ugly, the pair hadn't wanted to use lawyers — and that's something Wasser encourages. "My entire career is based on problem solving, not crushing my opponent.