Howard Weitzman


Howard Lloyd Weitzman is an American entertainment lawyer, active in matters ranging from intellectual property and entertainment issues to family law and estate issues. He's notable for representing Michael Jackson's estate in the IRS case against him. Other famous clients include Justin Bieber, O.J. Simpson and John DeLorean.
Weitzman is a founding partner at Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert, a boutique litigation firm in Santa Monica, California.

Education

Weitzman completed his B.A. degree at the University of Southern California and his J.D. degree at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1966.

Early career

Weitzman taught trial advocacy at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law for 12 years.
From 1995–1998, Weitzman served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Operations for Universal Studios, where he was responsible for corporate restructuring.

Legal career

For a time, Weitzman was a Certified Specialist in Criminal Law. In 1986, he became a managing partner at the law firm of Wyman Bautzer, and then in 1991 joined the law firm of Katten Muchin Zavis & Weitzman.
Weitzman has also appeared as a legal advisor in Murder One, Murder in the First, and Thank You for Smoking.

Awards and recognition

Weitzman has twice won the Jerry Giesler Memorial Award as an outstanding trial lawyer in Los Angeles County.