Marilyn Chinitz — whose clients have included Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas and Wendy Williams — was urged to write a book by her friend, the late crisis PR maven Howard Bragman.
But the legal eagle has always been so busy, she hasn’t yet found the time to finish the manuscript, potentially titled: “Shut Up and Settle, and How to Stay Out of a Divorce.”
“Howard begged me to do a book,” Chinitz recalled from her Manhattan office at Blank Rome.
Even in the course of a casual chat, Chinitz has more than enough material to fill a tome and numerous rom-coms and dramas. One recent divorce case had an adventurous twist straight out of “National Treasure.” Though Chinitz herself has been successfully married for 40 years, thank you very much.
We asked the star lawyer what she thought about one current divorce proceeding that’s making headlines: The breakup of Lululemon billionaire founder Chip Wilson‘s marriage to his wife of 20 years — with no prenup.
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“It’s interesting. We see a multimillion business empire colliding with matrimonial law,” Chinitz said. “The company exploded between the marriage [in 2002] and 2007 when it went public. [Shannon] played a major role in the company. She was the founding leading designer, and played a role in building the brand.”
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"Star Divorce Lawyer Dishes on Lululemon Billionaire Founder’s Marriage Break-Up, ‘Why Should She Not Benefit?’" by Ian Mohr was published in Page Six on September 18, 2026.