Robert Shapiro

A well-known Los Angeles criminal defense attorney successfully defended athletes such as Jose Canseco, Darryl Strawberry, and Vince Coleman Shapiro is most recognized for being part of the defense team which successfully defended O. J.

Simpson in 1995 from the charges that he murdered his ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman in 1994 (Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson (born July 9, 1947), also nicknamed "The Juice", is a retired American football player, broadcaster, actor, and convicted felon currently incarcerated in Nevada. Simpson played college football at the University of Southern California (USC), where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1968. He then played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) as a running back for 11 seasons, with the Buffalo Bills from 1969 to 1977 and with the San Francisco 49ers from 1978 to 1979.)