If HKS was admitted to the CA Bar in 1994, why would Anna Nicole Smith hire a guy with two years experience to be her legal counsel in 96? Unless he was a member of the bar in another state previously and was more experienced than that?
He kept hanging out at her publicists off (in the same building) trying to pick up celebrity clients.
The amazing thing about HKS working for ANS is not that his credentials were light, but that a UCLA Law graduate (rated #15 by USN&WR) has sunk so low. Imagine, you met HKS at a party, and made small talk and found he was a UCLA Law School graduate. Impressed, you asked about his practice. He would say: "See that bimbo over there, who just passed out on the floor? I sort of hang around her, do legal work, and score occasional nookie."