Leo Branton Jr. (February 17, 1922 – April 19, 2013) was an American trial lawyer.
He served in the Army during World War II.
Branton represented Nat King Cole in a label dispute, and Jimi Hendrix's estate, among others.
He was well known for representing Angela Davis during her 1972 murder trial and subsequent acquittal.
[1] In 2011, the NAACP honored Branton by awarding him the William Robert Ming Advocacy Award for the spirit of financial and personal sacrifice displayed in his legal work.