Harland W. Braun (born September 21, 1942) is an American criminal defense attorney, practicing in
Los Angeles,
California. His cases have included successfully defending
John Landis and his co-defendant
George Folsey Jr. in the ''
Twilight Zone''
manslaughter
Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is sometimes said to have first been made by the ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the 7th cen ...
trial, defending Rep.
Bobbi Fiedler
Roberta Frances "Bobbi" Fiedler (née Horowitz; April 22, 1937 – March 3, 2019) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Representative from California.
Early life and education
Born Roberta Frances Horowitz in Santa Monica, ...
against
bribery
Bribery is the Offer and acceptance, offering, Gift, giving, Offer and acceptance, receiving, or Solicitation, soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official, or other person, in charge of a public or legal duty. With reg ...
charges, successfully defending state criminal charges against one of the officers charged in the
Rodney King beating who was convicted in the subsequent federal trial, and defending several officers in the
Rampart scandal.
Braun withdrew himself from representing
Robert Blake at his
murder
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person wit ...
trial when Blake gave a television interview against his advice. Other celebrity clients have included
Roman Polanski,
Roseanne Barr,
Gary Busey,
Chris Farley,
Lane Garrison, and
Dennis Rodman.
[Benjamin Howell, Jeanna Steele, and Janet Weeks, "The Lawyers Lawyers Would Hire If They Got Busted." '']California Lawyer
''California Lawyer'' was a monthly legal magazine based in San Francisco, California. '' (2001): 34-42
Braun attended UCLA and UCLA Law School, and worked in the district attorney's office before becoming a solo practitioner in 1973.
[
Braun is known for outspoken and flippant remarks in defense of his clients, such as calling the heavy boot an officer wore while kicking King a "ballet slipper."]
References
External links
Law Offices of Harland Braun website
California lawyers
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
UCLA School of Law alumni
Living people
1942 births
American criminal defense lawyers
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