CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
December 7, 1990 | SONNI EFRON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Orange County Bar Assn. has criticized an attorney for surrogate mother Anna L. Johnson for making "improper personal attacks" on a judge after losing the highly publicized case. The attorney, Richard C. Gilbert, said Thursday that the bar association's action is an attempt to limit free speech. Gilbert also said he is considering filing a libel or defamation suit against several members of the bar.
NEWS
October 22, 1990 | SONNI EFRON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It was once a golden rule for lawyers: Do not try your case in the press. That tarnished code has been blackened by attorneys on both sides of the Anna L. Johnson surrogate mother case. Indeed, the media--often accused of exploiting courtroom drama to sell newspapers or boost ratings--have been drawn intimately into this legal battle.
NEWS
October 21, 1990 | SONNI EFRON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It was once a golden rule for lawyers: Don't try your case in the press. But that already tarnished code has been blackened further by attorneys on both sides of the Anna L. Johnson surrogate mother case. Indeed the media--often accused of exploiting courtroom drama to sell newspapers or boost ratings--have been drawn intimately and uncomfortably into this legal battle.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
October 26, 1990
"The judge was not bonded to his brain when he made this order. You can't take a baby away from his mother and expect society to tolerate it." --Richard C. Gilbert, attorney for surrogate mother Anna L. Johnson. The son she bore was awarded to his genetic parents.
NEWS
September 21, 1990 | From a Times Staff Writer
Attorneys for surrogate mother Anna L. Johnson and the infertile couple who hired her to carry and deliver their baby face a courtroom showdown today because they cannot agree on a temporary custody arrangement for the boy born Wednesday. Johnson was prepared to agree to "shared parenting," in which she would allow full visitation to Mark and Crispina Calvert, said the surrogate's lawyer, Richard C. Gilbert. But the couple said they would rather see the baby in a foster home.