Robert Leslie Shapiro (born September 2, 1942) is an American attorney, most notable for being part of the defense team which successfully defended O.J. Simpson from the charges that he murdered his ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman in 1994 (the trial was in 1995).
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Shapiro was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, North America.
Shapiro graduated from UCLA in 1965. He obtained his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in 1968.[1]
Shapiro has been married since 1970 and has a son, Grant. Another son, Brent, was found dead by an apparent overdose of MDMA on 11 October 2005. The death of Brent Shapiro sparked the founding of "The Brent Shapiro Foundation", a non-profit organization with an aim to raise drug awareness.[2]
Shapiro has represented famous athletes Darryl Strawberry, José Canseco, and Vince Coleman, as well as other celebrities such as Johnny Carson, Christian Brando, Linda Lovelace, and the Kardashians.
In 1998, Shapiro sued Strawberry over unpaid legal fees, which were eventually settled out of court.
Shapiro has been sued unsuccessfully by record producer Phil Spector for refusing to return a US$1 million retainer for legal services. Under the legal protection of Shapiro's partner, Eric P. Early, Spector decided to drop all alleged charges against Mr. Shapiro.[3]
On 30 April 2007, Shapiro was the subject of a published appellate opinion involving allegations that he improperly removed US$6 million in cash from the apartment of a client, in violation of a judge's order freezing the client's assets. The Court of Appeal held that Shapiro's law firm, Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs and Shapiro, could be held liable for his misconduct, even though Shapiro holds no equity interest in the firm and is not a true partner.[4]
Shapiro is one of the co-founders of LegalZoom.[5]
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