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Shawn Holley

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2013.
808 Wilshire Boulevard, Third Floor Santa Monica, California 90401
(310) 566-9800
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Firm: Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump Holley LLP
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Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump Holley LLP


Years In Practice


Phone Number (310) 566-9800

Shawn Holley is a partner at Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP, a boutique entertainment and business litigation firm in Santa Monica. She began her career as a Los Angeles County Public Defender, handling hundreds of serious criminal cases from inception to trial. She was the Managing Partner of the Los Angeles office of The Cochran Firm and the head of its national Criminal Defense Section.

With more than sixty trials to her credit, Ms. Holley is the rare trial attorney who practices in the areas of both civil and criminal litigation. She was a highly visible member of the O.J. Simpson defense team and worked closely with Mr. Cochran on a number of high-profile civil and criminal cases when the firm was known as The Law Offices of Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.

Among others, Ms. Holley has represented or currently represents Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Michelle Rodriquez, the Kardashian/Jenner family, Katt Williams, Shemar Moore, accused Symbionese Liberation Army bomber Sara Jane Olson, celebrated Black Panther leader Geronimo Pratt, Michael Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, The Game, Axl Rose, Mike Tyson, “Sugar” Ray Leonard, Lamar Odom and Reggie Bush.

Ms. Holley was chief legal correspondent for the E! Network and was a featured legal analyst on its nightly coverage of the Michael Jackson trial which was broadcast internationally. Ms. Holley was the on-air legal analyst for KABC Eyewitness News in Los Angeles for several years and has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, PrimeTime Live, Court TV, Fox News and CNN. She was a featured lawyer on Fox TV’s Power of Attorney for two seasons and the judge on MTV’s The Verdict.

For the past 20 years, Ms. Holley has taught trial advocacy at Cardozo Law School’s Intensive Trial Advocacy Program at Yeshiva University in New York City. She is a frequent speaker on high-profile litigation, women in the law and the representation of “celebrity” clients.

Ms. Holley was named a “Power Lawyer” in 2011 and 2012 by The Hollywood Reporter, one of the Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers in 2014, one of the Daily Journal’s Top Women Lawyers in 2012, 2014 and 2017 and one of the Daily Journal’s 2015 Top Entertainment Lawyers. She was also named Southwestern Law School’s 2013 Outstanding Alumnus by the Black Law Students Association.

Ms. Holley is a Los Angeles native who attended the University of California, Los Angeles and Southwestern University School of Law. She is married to Dorian Holley, a prominent and well-known vocalist and vocal director. They have three daughters Nayanna, Sasha and Olivia. She is a lover of books, music and SoulCycle.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Awards
Lawyer of the Year recognition for Shawn Holley
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
Criminal Defense: General Practice, Los Angeles (2017)
  • "Top 100 Lawyers in California," Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal (2014)
  • "Trinity Praeses Elit Award," Dublin University Law Society (2013)
  • "Outstanding Alumnus," Southwestern Law School Black Law Students Association (2013)
  • "Power Lawyer," The Hollywood Reporter (2011, 2012)
  • "Top Women Lawyers in 2012," Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal (2012)
Education
Graduated
University of California - Los Angeles, BA
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (310) 566-9800
808 Wilshire Boulevard, Third Floor
Santa Monica, California 90401
Santa Monica, California 90401
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