Robert Shapiro (Lawyer)

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Robert Shapiro, 2018

Robert Leslie Shapiro (born September 2, 1942 in Plainfield , New Jersey ) is an American lawyer who gained international fame through the criminal case against OJ Simpson .

He graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance in 1965 . He then completed a law degree at the Loyola Law School until 1969 . During this time he was briefly married. This marriage was annulled. From 1969 to 1972 he served as a deputy district attorney. In 1972 he opened his own law firm.

He has been married to a former model for the second time since 1970 . The older of his two sons died in 2005. In 1993 and 1994, he was listed in the National Law Journal's Top 100 Best Lawyers in the United States.

He was starred by Bruce Weitz in the television movie The OJ Simpson Story (1995), by Ron Silver in the miniseries American Tragedy (2000) and by John Travolta in the first season The People v. OJ Simpson embodied the anthology series American Crime Story .

Shapiro is considered America's top celebrity lawyer. He has represented Mobil Oil , musician Rod Stewart , talk show host Johnny Carson , baseball player Darryl Strawberry , baseball player Vince Coleman and Christian Brando , Marlon Brando's eldest son , as defense attorneys.

Publications

  • Robert L. Shapiro: The search for justice: a defense attorney's brief on the OJ Simpson case. Warner Books, New York 1996, ISBN 0-446-52081-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jeffrey Toobin: The People VOJ Simpson, Random House, 2016, p. 137 [1]
  2. ↑ a b c d About the person: 10 x Robert Shapiro Focus No. 31 1994, from August 1, 1994
  3. ^ A b Robert Shapiro Talks Loss Of Son and Secrets Of A Strong Marriage , Huffington Post , November 19, 2017
  4. ^ A b Whos who in court (and-out) - The Defenmse , people.com, October 10, 1994
  5. ↑ Robert Shapiro - The Man Who Saved Celebrities , Die Welt , July 19, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Shapiro, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shapiro, Robert Leslie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Plainfield , New Jersey , United States