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Robert Shapiro
An influential, highly connected and expensive lawyer.
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John Travolta
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Robert Shapiro has made a name for himself as a celebrity defence attorney, successfully representing athletes Jose Canseco, Darryl Strawberry and Vince Coleman.
When Shapiro replaces Howard Weitzman as ’s counsel, he makes sure he has everything covered. Instructing top doctors to document Simpson’s physical and mental wellbeing, he ensures he has everything he needs if the case goes to trial.
Using his contacts at the LAPD he arranges for Simpson to surrender, rather than face the humiliation of arrest. But the former star running back has other ideas…
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