[1] At UCLA, he pledged the Jewish fraternity Zeta Beta Tau with his best friend, Roger Cossack.
[3] He has represented famous athletes, most notably O. J. Simpson, Darryl Strawberry, José Canseco, and Vince Coleman.
[4] Shapiro has also represented celebrities, his clients including Johnny Carson, Christian Brando, Linda Lovelace, F. Lee Bailey, and the Kardashian family.
According to Shapiro, Simpson's psychiatrists agreed that his letter to "friends", which Kardashian read over the air, was a suicide note.
[7] Later that day, after the famous low-speed "Bronco chase", Simpson surrendered to the police, with Shapiro's assistance.
[13] Shortly after the Simpson trial, Shapiro steered his practice away from criminal defense toward civil litigation.
Shapiro was sued by record producer Phil Spector for refusing to return a $1 million retainer for legal services.
[15] Ultimately, Shapiro settled the case for $450,000 (nearly twice the amount he said he was paid to represent the client in the first place), without admitting any wrongdoing.