Law Practice,
Criminal
Aug. 23, 2017
LA defense attorney to lead Cosby defense
Los Angeles defense lawyer Thomas A. Mesereau Jr. has signed on to defend Bill Cosby in his upcoming retrial on sexual assault charges.
Thomas A. Mesereau Jr. greets a member of Michael Jackson’s entourage outside the courthouse in Santa Maria in 2005. Mesereau successfully defended Jackson from child molestation charges and now has taken the lead on Bill Cosby’s defense.
LOS ANGELES — Thomas A. Mesereau Jr. has signed on to defend Bill Cosby in his upcoming retrial on sexual assault charges, which will take place next March.
Cosby took to Twitter to announce his new legal team on Monday, a day before a scheduled hearing in his case.
Samuel W. Silver, a Pennsylvania attorney who represented Cosby in civil matters, and former federal prosecutor Kathleen Bliss will a...
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