Recently CNN.com published a nine-part series on “Lawyers to the Stars“, featuring attorneys who work to defend the reputations of many celebrities we hear about in the media everyday. Sometimes they keep them out of jail, win them multi-million dollar lawsuits or even get them acquitted. Other times, they aren’t as successful.
Take a few minutes to read their stories and you can also check out their Avvo profiles!
Lisa Bloom: “Clients include “Double Exposure” reality stars Markus Klinko and Indrani, the A-list photographers who were witnesses in the marriage fraud trial of Mexican soap star Fernanda Romero, as well as Michael Lohan and anther reality tv couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi.”
Bert Fields: “Fields’ long career as a lawyer to the stars began with Jack Webb and “Dragnet.” He went on to represent Warren Beatty and The Beatles, Dustin Hoffman and Madonna. Now he occupies his days with the legal affairs of James Cameron, Tom Cruise and the Weinstein brothers.”
Tom Mesereau: “Clients include Michael Jackson, Robert Blake, Mike Tyson.”
Gloria Allred: “Famous men who have faced the wrath of Allred and her clients include Roman Polanski, Eddie Murphy, Rob Lowe, O.J. Simpson, Scott Peterson and the late Aaron Spelling.”
Harland Braun: “Besides Blake, Gayheart, Garrison and Farley, he has represented Roseanne Barr, Dennis Rodman and a host of others he won’t talk about.”
Laura Wasser: “Clients include Robyn Gibson, Kate Walsh, Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie, and others who will go unnamed.”
Marty Singer: “Clients include Schwarzenegger, Jolie, Spears, Woods and Cage, he’s represented Sylvester Stallone, Kate Gosselin, Eric Dane and Demi Moore, to name a few.”
Blair Berk: “Clients include: Kiefer Sutherland, Heather Locklear, Mel Gibson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mackenzie Phillips, Ozzy Osbourne, Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Seacrest, Lindsay Lohan and Queen Latifah, to name a few.”
Shawn Chapman Holley: Most recently worked with Lindsey Lohan, but experience and prestige has grown since being part of the OJ Simpson defense team alongside Johnnie Cochran and Howard Weitzman.
