[cyncooper]

Weitzman wasn't his first lawyer.

From Kim's link in #122.

Looks like he was OJ's first lawyer.

Weitzman, Howard

Simpson legal counsel. Withdrew in the opening days of Simpson case, citing his close personal friendship with O.J. Contends police barred Simpson from having attorneys present during his questioning the day after the murders.

[spqrzilla9]

OJ's first lawyer was an entertainment lawyer whose name escapes me. He called in Weitzman.

I think Weitzman is full of crap here and I'll explain why. At the time, Weitzman's reputation was as a lawyer whose main talent was cutting deals for celebrities. He was brought in as a plea bargainer. The legal community reputation of Weitzman is that he isn't a very good trial lawyer and so everyone assumed that he'd be replaced once OJ decided not to plea. So I think that Weitzman is revising history here to get himself on TV.