O.J. Simpson defense lawyer Robert Shapiro turned away from criminal law. He's now a civil litigator and founder of Legal Zoom. In this May 3, 2013, file photo, attorney Robert Shapiro arrives at the 20th annual Race to Erase MS event, "Love to Erase MS," at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Jun 23, 2015 · Judge Lance Ito, the Superior Court judge who presided over the Simpson trial, is still slogging away in the Los Angeles court system. He …
Jul 20, 2017 · OJ Simpson found himself in front of a judge twice in 13 years. The first time, he was accused of the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Simpson Brown, and Ron Goldman. The second, the kidnap and armed ...
Oct 07, 2015 · In this photo, O.J. Simpson (R), prosecutor Marcia Clark (2nd L) and defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. (C) look over documents during the afternoon session of the trial in L.A., February 21, 1995.
Nov 21, 2015 · In addition to being painted as a racist, Fuhrman was accused by the defense of planting the glove. He left the LAPD in 1995, after 20 years on the job, and now resides in Idaho where he writes and...
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Years active | 1979–present |
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Marcia Clark, the trial’s lead prosecutor, resigned from the Los Angeles District Attorney's office after the case and left the practice of law. Her memoir of the trial, Without A Doubt, fetched a $4 million advance. Clark, now 67, has gone on to write a series of crime novels and has also appeared as a television commentator about high profile trials.
Judge Lance Ito's decision to allow television coverage of the trial was controversial, and in many ways, changed the nature of criminal trials. It was also revealed that Ito's wife, Margaret York, had been detective Mark Fuhrman's superior officer in the past, but Ito did not recuse himself from the case. Ito remained a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court until his retirement in 2015. Now 70, he has kept a low profile since the trial, and has never publicly discussed it or given interviews.
Getty Images. Resnick was one of Nicole Brown Simpson's closest friends, who gained notoriety for her cocaine addiction. She checked into a rehab facility three days before Nicole was murdered, and infamously published a salacious tell-all book with a National Enquirer columnist during the trial.
After the trial, Cochran continued to practice law and appear as a TV commentator. He died of brain cancer in 2005 at age 68.
Gil Garcetti, now 79, was two years into his first term as the Los Angeles County District Attorney when the O.J. Simpson trial began. He won reelection to the DA's office in 1996, but lost in 2000.
During the trial, Scheck was the unknown lawyer who introduced the still-new science of DNA to jurors. He made headlines for dismantling the police handling of evidence, ultimately wounding the strength of the prosecution’s forensic evidence. He and fellow Simpson lawyer Peter Neufeld co-founded The Innocence Project, which uses DNA evidence to exonerate wrongly convicted prisoners. The project has helped overturn over 300 convictions. Scheck, now 71, also teaches at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
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Robert Shapiro, a defense lawyer for O.J. Simpson, was portrayed unfavorably in Jeffrey Toobin's book " The Run of His Life: The People v. OJ Simpson .". According to Toobin, Shapiro thought Simpson was guilty from the beginning of the trial. Shapiro would reportedly tell friends, "Of course he did it," according to a New York Times review ...
Two decades after O.J. Simpson's acquittal, "Dream team" member Alan Dershowitz is one of America's most famous lawyers. He's a professor at Harvard Law School who still opines on the Simpson case (as well other topics including education ).
Mark Fuhrman, speaks to the Spokane Republican Women's Club, February 15, 2001, in Spokane, Washington, about the Spokane serial-killer investigation and the release of his third book, "Murder in Spokane."
Robert Kardashian, defense attorney for O.J. Simpson, in a court in Los Angeles, June 9, 1995. When he was enlisted to be part of O.J. Simpson's team, Robert Kardashian had been close friends with the football star for decades, according to the Los Angeles Times.
AP Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File. Robert Shapiro, a defense lawyer for O.J. Simpson, was portrayed unfavorably in Jeffrey Toobin's book " The Run of His Life: The People v. OJ Simpson .". According to Toobin, Shapiro thought Simpson was guilty from the beginning of the trial.
Like so many other key people in the O.J. Simpson trial, lawyer Robert Shapiro, who successfully defended Simpson, eventually wrote a book about the case— The Search for Justice: A Defense Attorney’s Brief on the O.J. Simpson Case.
Though Cowlings always maintained that he was helping Simpson turn himself in, not flee, he was arrested for aiding a fugitive but never charged due to lack of evidence. In 1997, records show that Cowlings filed for bankruptcy.
Fred Goldman, Ron Goldman’s father, still stands as an example to the families of murder victims everywhere. Throughout the trial he was an eloquent spokesperson for the victims who couldn’t speak for themselves, and spent more than a decade pursuing civil claims against Simpson.
Marcia Clark was an L.A. deputy district attorney when she was tasked with taking on Simpson’s highly-paid “Dream Team” of lawyers. It was the kind of case that could make or break an attorney’s career, but Clark was no newcomer; in 1991, she successfully prosecuted Robert John Bardo for the murder of My Sister Sam actress Rebecca Schaeffer. And while the outcome in the Simpson trial wasn’t in Clark’s favor, it did help her to discover a new passion in life—writing. In 1997, Clark co-authored Without a Doubt, a book about the Simpson trial, with Teresa Carpenter. She has since written four novels (with a new one coming out in May) and often appears on television as a legal expert in high-profile cases. “Writing novels and being in the courtroom—it's a storytelling job, no matter how you look at it,” Clark told Oprah in 2013. “It's the same thing.”
This led to Johnnie Cochran ’s famous declaration: “If the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit.”. Shortly after the end of the trial, Darden left the district attorney’s office and was appointed as an associate professor of law at L.A.’s Southwestern University School of Law.
DENISE BROWN. Nicole Brown Simpson’s sister, Denise Brown, was a powerful voice for victims of abuse. Her testimony about the abuse that Nicole Brown Simpson suffered at the hands of O.J. made for some of the trial’s most memorable moments.
8/16 SLIDES © Getty Images. 7) Kris Jenner. Kris Jenner —the former wife of Robert Kardashian, one of Simpson's lawyers—was good friends with Nicole Brown Simpson. The four were often photographed together at Los Angeles social events in the late 1980s.
6) Chris Darden. Like his co-counsel Marcia Clark, Darden resigned from the DA's office in the wake of the trial. He went on to teach law at California State University and, similarly to Clark, published a memoir and co-authored several legal thrillers.
Gil Garcetti, now 79, was two years into his first term as the Los Angeles County District Attorney when the O.J. Simpson trial began. He won reelection to the DA's office in 1996, but lost in 2000.
Johnnie Cochran - who had just represented Michael Jackson in his sexual molestation case - is probably best remembered for the phrase "if it doesn't fit, you must acquit" - a reference to the blood-stained glove found at the scene which the prosecution hoped would place Simpson at the scene.
Police officer Mark Fuhrman was supposed to be the prosecution's star witness during the trial. Instead, after tapes of him using the n-word emerged, he was labelled a racist and accused of planting evidence to frame Simpson.
image caption. The "dream team": (left to right) Johnnie Cochran, OJ Simpson and Robert Shapiro sitting in court with Robert Kardashian leaning over them. Simpson's so-called "dream team" was a collection of lawyers known for representing the rich and famous.
On June 12, 1994, police found the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman outside Simpson’s Bundy Drive condo in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles. Almost immediately, suspicion focused on the 35-year-old beauty’s ex-husband -- ...
Alan Dershowitz – the legendary Harvard professor who had previously won acquittal for Claus Von Bulow, in another high-profile case, recently retired as a professor. He continues to work as a legal adviser and is a prominent activist for Israeli sovereignty and animal rights.
Her most popular book, “Without a Doubt,” co-authored with nonfiction writer Teresa Carpenter, is a vivid retelling of the Simpson trial that insists on Simpson’s guilt and blames the ineptitude of the judge, ...
He went on to do humanitarian work for domestic abuse victims and the families of homicide victims, while also working as a professor at the Southwestern University School of Law, in Los Angeles, and founding his own firm, Darden & Associates Inc., in 1999.
Denise Brown -- The sister of Nicole Brown Simpson, she gave heartfelt testimony about Simpson’s abuse of her sister prior to the murders and went on to co-found the Nicole Brown Foundation with her father, Lou Brown. The non-profit foundation works to raise money and create a safe community for domestic abuse victims.
Mark Fuhrman, the former U.S. Marine and LAPD detective, who testified for the prosecution about finding a blood-stained glove at the crime scene and a matching glove on Simpson’s property, has gone on to write several best-selling books about high-profile murders.
He left the LAPD in 1995, after 20 years on the job, and now resides in Idaho where he writes and consults. Although his post-O.J. career has brought success, Fuhrman says the trial was a travesty.
Marcia was the lead prosecutor on the case, which attempted to charge O.J. with the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend, Ron Goldman in 1994. The sensational 252-day trial ended on October 3, 1995, when O.J. was acquitted. Marcia suffered severe media scrutiny throughout the months, on everything from her custody battle to her haircut.
The Fix is Marcia’s latest project. She's a co-creator on the ABC show that follows Los Angeles prosecutor Maya Travis (Robin Tunney) who moved to Oregon after losing a high-profile case. She’s forced to face her demon once again, when the alleged killer, Sevvy Johnson (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) is accused of another murder years later. Several publications have claimed the series is a fictionalized "do-over" of the O.J. Simpson trial.
Mar 19, 2019. Marcia Clark was first thrust into the spotlight when she served as the lead prosecutor on the O.J. Simpson trial. Her name, credentials, and even appearance were widely discussed throughout the murder case which still catches the media’s attention today.
Marcia is also the host of a new A&E show called, The First 48: Marcia Clark Investigates. During each episode, she takes a closer look at the cases of Casey Anthony, Robert Blake, and more. Megan Stein Megan Stein is the executive editor for The Pioneer Woman, and oversees entertainment, features, and news for the website.
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Judge Lance Ito : Ito, who made the decision to allow cameras in the courtroom for Simpson's trial and changed the course of televised trials. He retired from the Los Angeles Superior Court bench in January 2015.
Another “dream team” attorney known for his celebrity clients such as Dr. Sam Sheppard and Patty Hearst, Bailey joined the team and drew attention to detective Mark Fuhrman’s racist comments.
Marcia Clark: Clark spent years as a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles. She became a household name as the lead prosecutor in the Simpson trial , one of the only cases she ever lost. Clark has published multiple mystery novels and short stories, with her latest book, "The Competition," came out in July 2014.
Alan Dershowitz: Dershowitz played a major role in Simpson's defense team. He retired in 2014 after 50 years of teaching at Harvard University. Dershowitz has written 30 books. His legal autobiography, "Taking The Stand: My Life in the Law," came out in October 2013.
Kim Goldman: Ronald Goldman's sister, Kim, testified during the trial. In May 2014, Goldman wrote a book about her brother's death and her experiences with the trial, telling CNN it had taken the last decade-plus years for her to find her voice.
Denise Brown: Nicole Brown Simpson's sister, Denise, testified in the murder trial that her sister was an abused wife. In 2010, Brown started a group for public speakers on domestic violence, sexual assault, mental health and more, called The Elite Speaker's Bureau, Inc.
Faye Resnick: Resnick was a friend of Nicole Brown Simpson who allegedly had a 30-minute conversation with her a short time before the murder. Today, Resnick is a television personality and interior designer, best known for her appearances on the reality show "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.".