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  1. Robert Leslie Shapiro (born September 2, 1942) is an American attorney and entrepreneur. He is best known for being the short-term defense lawyer of Erik Menéndez in 1990, and a member of the " Dream Team " of O. J. Simpson 's attorneys that successfully defended him from the charges that he murdered his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson , and Ron Goldman , in 1994.

  2. Shapiro was part of a “dream team” of lawyers who helped the former football star be acquitted in the deaths of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman. But though the ...

  3. Apr 11, 2024 · Robert Shapiro was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on September 2, 1942. He graduated from the Anderson School of Business at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1965 with a degree ...

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  4. Nov 4, 2022 · Long before Robert Shapiro became a household name amid the O.J. Simpson trial, the skilled defense attorney had already developed a name for himself among high-profile individuals accused of crimes. From the mid-1970s forward, Shapiro took on cases defending actors, musicians, sports stars, and family members of celebrities.

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  5. Robert Shapiro joined Simpson's defense team one week after the beginning of the trial, when Howard Weitzman withdrew from the case, stating his workload was too heavy to continue as chair. As defense chair, Shapiro was called the "architect" of the Simpson defense for building the high-profile legal team that would later be dubbed the "Dream Team". [3]

  6. May 18, 2016 · O.J.Simpson looks over the shoulder of his head defense attorney, Robert Shapiro, during a hearing in which Simpson waived his right to challenge the admissibility of scientific evidence, Jan. 4 ...

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  8. Apr 11, 2024 · April 11, 2024. O.J. Simpson (center) with attorneys Johnnie Cochran (left) and Robert Shapiro (right). POO/AFP/Getty Images. The O.J. Simpson trial, which spanned from 1994 to 1995, permanently ...