Lawyer to the Stars Jumps to California Boutique Liner Freedman

Ellyn Garofalo, a Southern California lawyer known for representing celebrities, has joined a boutique litigation firm whose clients include reality television stars.

Garofalo is now a partner at Liner Freedman Taitelman Cooley, the Los Angeles firm said Tuesday. She joined the firm after less than three years in the L.A. office of mid-size firm Carlton Fields.

Garofalo, who will focus on litigation at Liner Freedman, has represented actors Alyssa Milano and Minnie Driver in court fights. She also defended Sandeep Kapoor, Anna Nicole Smith’s physician, who was charged with over prescribing medication to Smith.

She rejoins Stuart Liner, managing partner ...