Howard Weitzman, who passed in 2021, co-founded Kinsella Weitzman in 2006 and was famous for repping clients such as Michael Jackson and O.J. Simpson.
the move for a firm to rebrand is normal in legal circles, but that it was “unusual” to drop Weitzman’s name, as top shops from Latham & Watkins to Greenberg Traurig have retained founders’ names well after they’ve passed.Legendary lawyer John Branca
She added that, “It’s a giant disappointment, and I care so much about [Weitzman protégés] Shawn Holley and Jonathan Steinsapir … Howard mentored them.” Weitzman’s son, Jed Weitzman, also told the Hollywood publication: “The reason why this hurts so much is because having my father’s name on the firm was, for us, a way of keeping his legacy alive… What they are proposing to do appears to be an attempt to erase that legacy.
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