SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA: Kevin Costner's powerful legal team in his complicated divorce battle against ex-wife Christine Baumgartner is also allegedly representing tech mogul Daniel Starr, Costner's former tenant who was rumored to have shared a close friendship with Baumgartner, as per inside sources. While Costner and Baumgartner are expected to appear in court next on July 12 for an hearing to determine the temporary child support payments, Starr is also engaged in his own divorce battle with former wife, Jessie L Kasso.
Starr and Kasso's divorce battle reportedly began on May 2020 in Los Angeles Superior Court and later moved to Santa Barbara. Inside sources recently told Radar Online that high-profile lawyers Laura Wasser is representing Starr in Los Angeles while powerful attorney Jacqueline Misho is representing him in Santa Barbara. Court documents obtained by the publication also showed that, ironically, the same team, including Wasser and Misho, is also allegedly representing Costner in his messy divorce from Baumgartner.
Who is Jacqueline Misho?
Misho is an powerful attorney from Santa Barbara, who specializes in practicing family law in the city. As per Justia Lawyer, she reportedly has 41 years of experience and is certified to practice family law by the California State Bar. Misho reportedly earned her undergraduate degree from Rollins College and received her degree in law from Western State University College of Law.
Not much is known about Misho's personal or professional life as she possibly maintains a low profile on social media. As per recent reports by Radar Online, Misho is reportedly representing 'Yellowstone' star Costner and tech mogul Starr in their respective divorce battles in Santa Barbara. With her status as a powerful attorney in Santa Barbara, it is likely that Misho represents several prominent clients.
What is known about Laura Wasser?
Wasser is another prominent attorney, who specializes in divorce and is known for having represented several celebrity clients. She was born on May 23, 1968, to prominent divorce attorney Dennis Wasser and his wife Bunny Wasser. She graduated from Beverly Hills high school in 1986 before earning a BA degree in Rhetoric from University of California, Berkeley. She also earned a JD from Loyola Law School in 1994 and has been a member of the California Bar since 1994.
Wasser has previously represented a string of high-profile celebrity clients, including Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Heidi Klum, Hillary Duff, Ryan Reynolds, Christina Aguilera, Stevie Wonder, Kelly Clarkson and Dr Dre, among many others. She has received several accolades for her work, including the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law Zephyr M Ramsey Award, the Century City Chamber of Commerce Women of Achievement Award, the Brady Center Advocate Award and Justice Award from the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice.
The attorney has also been featured on The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Lawyer Troubleshooters and has been selected to Super Lawyers every year since 2007. She also serves as Chief of Divorce Evolution for Divorce/.com.
'I just had a tenant-landlord relationship'
Amid Costner and Baumgartner's messy split, it was revealed that the latter allegedly got close with their tenant Starr. "Chris (Baumgartner) and Daniel hung out a lot. She would come into his house almost daily," an insider previously told The Sun. "But there was a fallout and Kevin got wind of it. There was a row between him, and Daniel and things escalated from there," the source claimed.
Starr later denied the claims while speaking to TMZ. "I just had a tenant-landlord relationship [with them], nothing else. There was nothing there. They have kids and are going through a divorce," he told the publication.
