Stacey Cooper Furstman News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Howard Weitzman, Defense Lawyer for the Famous, Dies at 81
A master practitioner of the courthouse-steps news conference, he often made his case in the court of public opinion. He also made lawsuits disappear.
Image
The lawyer Howard Weitzman, known for his many high-profile clients, speaking at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2014. The subject of his talk was the trial of O.J. Simpson whose case he decided to drop before the trial began.Credit.Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images
Howard Weitzman, an entertainment lawyer whose client list bristled with the names of some of the nation’s most famous, and infamous, celebrities including Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber and, for two days, O.J. Simpson died on Wednesday at his home in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles. He was 81. ....

University Of Southern California , United States , Los Angeles City College , Pacific Palisades , Beverly Hills , Diana Baron , Ray Leonard , Imeh Akpanudosen Getty , Howard Lloyd Weitzman , Johnnie Cochran Jr , Paris Hilton , Ozzy Osbourne , Los Angeles , Marlon Brando , Billie Weitzman , Nicole Brown Simpson , Howard Weitzman , Justin Bieber , Michael Jackson , Rod Dedeaux , Margaret Weitzman , Sugar Ray Leonard , Magic Johnson , Ronald Goldman , Quincy Jones , Britney Spears ,