Shawn Katherine Holley is an American defense attorney. Holley attended

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and

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. She began her career in the Los Angeles public defender's office before being hired by

Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Johnnie Lee Cochran Jr.Adam Bernstei ''The Washington Post'', March 30, 2005; retrieved April 17, 2006. (; October 2, 1937 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer best known for his leadership role in the defense and criminal acquittal ...

She eventually became the Managing Partner of

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and was a member of

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's legal defense team, dubbed the "Dream Team." She has represented a number of celebrity clients, including

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, and

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. She is currently a partner at the firm Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump Holley, practicing in various areas of litigation. Holley was chief legal correspondent for the E! Network, as well as an on-air legal analyst for KABC Eyewitness News in Los Angeles. She has appeared on the ''Today Show, Good Morning America, PrimeTime Live'', Court TV, Fox News and CNN. Additionally Holley is a visiting faculty lecturer at Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School at

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in New York City. In the 2016 FX Miniseries ''The People v. O. J. Simpson'', Holley was portrayed by

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Personal life

Her husband is musician

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. They have three children Nayanna, Sasha and Olivia.

References

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