European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D Aily i Magazine tricoastal5 divorce lawyer by Howard Kurtz Washington Postr soul Lionel Felder. Who charges Faciso an hour to guide wealthy celebrities through nasl1/ divorces considers him set something of an expert on the female psyche. A woman like a Stradivarius  he says. The humidity has to be right to play it. Otherwise they la throw in the  the bearded Sotl spoken attorney is a virtuoso when it comes lop Lucking tins particular instrument the grief stricken Wile. He Roos a Tew tills on famous husbands As Well. As his Raster of Nch clients has grown Robin Givens. Lisa Gastineau. Nancy Capasso Brian de Palma. Mrs Frank Gilford mrs. Joseph hello or mrs. Carl Sagan mrs. Marlin Scorsese. Mrs. Alan Jay  name drop a Lew Felder has All but eclipsed Marvi Mitchol Sinasone of America s most publicized matrimonial lawyer folder 54, scored a rare triple knockout in october when to took on Givens 15 round divorce against he heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson. Ono Glens recruited him Allor i limping Mitchelson. Two it was the first Case or his newly formed " Trico astar practice a controversial Ananco with attorneys in California Florida and new Jersey. Finally.-1 brought Felder a flood of new headlines and to announced a settlement in Days. That was Only the beginning. Felder who has. Never seen the actress in person kept Ira Dino verbal blows with Tyson s Ca Lornia lawyer and last month he filed a $125 million libel suit against Tyson on givcns1 behalf. Each Day. Folder seemed to move closer to the Center of the Story. And. That say Felder s detractors is typical of this Sharp longed lawyer who employs his own pubic rela tons Man. He is the absolute Besl at a lot of things says Robert Dobrish a Manhattan lawyer who handles big Lime divorces. I Don t think one of those is layering. Most of Tho lawyers who Are Good in this Field relish the idea of going up against Felder.". But Felder s adversaries treat him gingerly perhaps with Good reason Norman Sheresky. A new York lawyer was recently quoted in a. Miami newspaper As saying that fildor pretends to be a trial lawyer when he is not. He has no familiarity with hew to try a  Felder hit Sherosky with a j7 million libel suit. Peltier May to a lad cd Elesive about his reputation but he is combo Lable Weslh his Persona his nine lawyer practice and his courtroom skills i am a Crackerjack trial lawyer he declares. A there s no beef in the hamburger they Ain t Gonna buy Iho  he relishes opposing the Blue Chip Manhattan firms., Many of which have started matrimonial department As the yield has become increasingly lucrative. They re not equipped pm it Felder says. It s inca a Rhinoceros making love. They re overpaid and  / Felder makes no pretence about his love i  awns 350 suits he keeps a Gray Rolls Royce Uptown and a red porsche downtown. He has one apartment on filth Avenue and another atop the museum of modern Arl along with a Home in the Rilzy Hampton area of new York thai he rarely visits. He loves to  stories. One i his favorite yarns is he tale of Jwia he once bested the Tola  Cohn it seems the Wile of a prominent citizen was being forced to do terrible things by her new husband. Using a Liming device she Cape Rcd one. Sexual act in a Polaroid photo which Feider blew up Inlo a poster size picture when Cohn saw the poster he sell led inc divorce pressed about the. Story however. Folder is fuzzy on the details. The terrible things does not sound so terrible nor is in attorney Raoul Lionel Felder who has Alt but eclipsed Marvin match ebon As one of America s most publicized matrimonial lawyers has a growing roster of wealthy clients. Casai Why if we Frt he grounds for divorce or a married couple. One reason Felder cherishes the Odd cases he says is that Many of his clients Are Dull. When the Rich split up. He explains they lend 16 engage in pointless disputes about who gels the country Home the Mercedes or the Picasso even though hero is plenty of Money to make both sides Happy. Felder says the divorce business has been less fun since 1980, when now York joined Many other states. In making divorces easier to obtain and requiring that marital properly be distributed equitably. Belore that a says divorce had a  element to it. In a sense you were contesting moral issues. Now we re a legion of  dealing with depositions and real. Estate,., you re no longer the Champion Lor the client. You re no longer the Champion  Clione. You re a Mechanic. Ii they re steamroll ered by the system you re an instrument of the system.". But the new Law by putting More of a wealthy husband s assets at risk has also been a both to divorce specialists like  Felder his Law partner and Wile of 25 years. Says her husband has a great bedside manner. He has thai wonderful ability to to very sensitive and. Supportive of people who Are going through this very difficult lime."-., some of Ferfer s famous clients give him rave reviews. Eleanor Revson former wife of the cosmetics heir Martin Robson credits Felder with winning her a share of the couple s $6 Miffin fifth Avenue apartment he was very sympathetic and very sensitive says Revson who says she hired Felder alter dropping Michelson ".--"-. Nancy Capasso. Whose bitter split Irum a. Millionaire sewer contractor is now the subject of the. Bess re Tychson divorce fwing trial says of Felder he was kind of charming. I was hysterical,1 and he was. Very Good  me  but she adds. Publicity is the most important thing in his  fired Felder when he refused to seed tfie1 removal of her divorce judge Hortense Gabel who is How on trial with Myerson. When Capasso appealed her divorce she rehired Felder. The Givens Tyson melodrama has become the quintessential pc dec cose Hitler bombastic and Teg Bucks i he Public breakup Hud gone several rounds when Felder took Over As the actress s strategist and spokesman  a news conference to announce an end to the hostilities. Mindful of the perception of Givens As a Money hungry opportunism i Felder read a statement in which Givens renounced any part of Tyson s s20 million Lorline even though to said Tyson s lawyers were Abou to Olier Hor a substantial sell Emend. When reporters insisted Givens must have a hidden Agenda. Feider declared she wants nothing irom nothing to use a new York phrase.". Immediately Felci or found himself in conflict with opposing counsel. Felder called me and demanded $8 million is Day before she said she did t want anything says Howard Weirman Tyson s lawyer. This Guy 9 tunning a Campaign based on. Falsehoods. He s inclined to misrepresentation Over. And Over again.", Felder professes astonishment at Weitzman s. Account. I swear by my children it s an absolute de he says. I would have expected More from the Guy. But i m not going to Rise to the bait.1. Although the divorce Batlle bogged Down in new disputes Over who was entitled to what Many people congratulated Felder wrongly he says for refurbishing the tattered Givens image. Everyone said did it planned in. I rehab Ablated her but ii was t so he says. She really did t want to make Money on the  one Day after making Hose comments fender tiled the 1125 million libel suit on Givons Behall. Felde sees no inconsistency with Givens s earlier l Don  stance saying it is a que Liori of Prole Long her personal  the Day alter the. Lawsuit however he came up with a new line. This $125 Miffin. She s nol Gortyna keep Felder says. She s Gonna donate Illo Charity to mention this earlier he says would have been in poor  As or the less than tasteful suggestion thai to might to making a Quick Buck on the 23-year-old Starlet fender is reassuring we Are going to be. Extremely modest in whatever the Legal Bills Are  tuesday december 6, 19b8 the stars and stripes. A Page -13