Best Celebrity Lawyers In USA
Lawyer profession is usually not so exposed in public. Lawyers operate behind closed doors or in a half-empty courtroom. There is little fame in the law game. But some lawyers represent famous people -celebrities and in the process they get in the spotlight of the public eye.
10 Celebrity Lawyers In America:
10. Harry Brittenham
Harry Brittenham, or Skip, used to work for well-known entertainment companies in Hollywood before establishing his own law firm with Kenneth Ziffren in 1978. Some of the firm’s first clients were the producers of the then-hit shows “Happy Days” and “Laverne and Shirley.” Among Britthenham’s clients are some of the biggest names in the industry, including Harrison Ford, Bruce Willis, Eddie Murphy, the Weinstein brothers Bob and Harvey of Miramax, and Joe Roth, the founder of Revolution Studios.
9. Gloria Allred
Gloria Allred is not a woman you want to mess with. Her website states that she is "the most famous woman attorney practicing law in the nation today." The California attorney has made a name for herself as a crusader for women's rights. She's gained a reputation as the go-to courtroom shark for celebrity scandals, and has represented everyone from Rachel Uchitel to former Spice Girl Mel B, pizza magnate Herman Cain and Canadian beauty queen Jenna Talackova.
8. John Branca
7.Alan Dershowitz
Alan Dershowitz is an American lawyer, jurist, and political commentator. He is a prominent scholar on United States constitutional law and criminal law. He has spent most of his career at Harvard Law School where in 1967, at the age of 28, he became the youngest full professor of law in its history. His celebrity clients are O.J. Simpson, Mike Tyson, socialite Claus van Bulow and Patricia Hearst.
6. Allen Grubman
He is known as the superpower attorney of the music industry. He represents several major labels and top music artists at the same time. Proof of his skills as a lawyer is how he has managed to avoid having any conflict of interest. He represents big stars like Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Shania Twain, Elton John and Jennifer Lopez. He also handles Martha Stewart, Vera Wang and Tommy Hilfiger.
5. Martin Garbus
Martin Garbus is an American attorney. He has tried cases throughout the country involving constitutional, criminal, copyright, and intellectual property law. He has appeared before the United States Supreme Court as well as trial and appellate courts throughout the United States. He has written numerous briefs that have been submitted to the United States Supreme Court; a number of which have resulted in changes in the law on a nationwide basis.
His celebrity clients are Al Pacino, Robert Redford Tom Brokaw, Sean Connery and Richard Gere.4. Mark Geragos
Mark Geragos is one of the more well-known celebrity lawyers around, most probably because of his connection to the Prince of Pop, Michael Jackson. Geragos was the late musician’s defense attorney after Jackson was charged with child molestation. Geragos also defended Winona Ryder after she was caught shoplifting in Saks. He is also the lawyer for Chris Brown, who immediately put him in retainer after the battery case on Rihanna against Brown blew up.
3. Howard K. Stern
Howard K. Stern made a career and a life out of representing Anna Nicole Smith. Stern took on Smith's suit against her deceased multi-millionaire husband's estate, though he appeared to be more companion than attorney when the case made it to the US Supreme Court.
2. Roy Black
Roy Black is a civil and criminal defense trial attorney. He is best known for his gaining an acquittal, in 1991, of William Kennedy Smith on charges of rape and for his representation of conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh on charges related to Limbaugh's alleged misuse of the prescription painkiller OxyContin. Other prominent members of American society whom Black has represented include actor Kelsey Grammer, racer Helio Castroneves, Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis, artist Peter Max,and billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
1. Robert Shapiro
Robert Shapiro is well-known Los Angeles criminal defense attorney. He is best known for his prominent role in the O.J. Simpson murder case in the 90s. He was actually one of the first lawyers to defend Simpson in the public eye by appearing in network and cable news to refute all perceived evidences against his client. After Johnnie Cochran took over, Shapiro took a backseat but remained on Simpson’s side until the end. Shapiro has also handled other stars, notably Johnny Carson, Phil Spector, as well as several players of Major League Baseball. He is one of best earning lawyers with net worth of $50 million.