This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Criminal

Aug. 18, 2004

Showmanship Defined Storied Defender

LOS ANGELES - Veteran criminal defense attorney Harry Weiss, whose career spanned six decades, died Aug. 12 in Chatsworth. He was 89. Weiss was known in the legal community for his showmanship in and out of the courtroom, as well as for representing a range of clients from Hollywood A-list celebrities to the poorest in Los Angeles.

Harry Weiss, 1915-2004

By Leslie Simmons
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - Veteran criminal defense attorney Harry Weiss, whose career spanned six decades, died Aug. 12 in Chatsworth. He was 89.
      ...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up