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05/27/1996
Gerald Uelmen
A conversation about the O.J. Simpson trial
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A conversation with one of the lawyers who defended O.J. Simpson, Gerald Uelmen, about his book "Lessons from the Trial", which deals with what he learned during the Simpson trial.


Gerald Uelmen
Gerald Uelmen is a law professor at Santa Clara University and director of the Edwin A. Heafey Jr. Center for Trial and Appellate Advocacy. He is best known for defending O.J. Simpson in his murder trial. He came up with the famous Johnny Cochran line "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."
Uelmen worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, prosecuting organized crime cases. In 1970, he joined the faculty of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, where he taught Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Trial Advocacy, Legal Ethics, and Counseling and Negotiation. He also served as associate dean for two years and maintained an active part-time criminal defense practice, participating in the defense of Daniel Ellsberg in the Pentagon Papers trial and successfully challenging the murder conviction of Gordon Castillo Hall. He served as dean at Santa Clara from 1986 to 1994.
Source - Santa Clara University http://www.scu.edu/law/faculty/fulltime/fcty_1056.html
Gerald Uelmen is a law professor at Santa Clara University and director of the Edwin A. Heafey Jr. Center for Trial and Appellate Advocacy. He is best known for defending O.J. Simpson in his murder trial. He came up with the famous Johnny Cochran line "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."
Uelmen worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, prosecuting organized crime cases. In 1970, he joined the faculty of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, where he taught Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Trial Advocacy, Legal Ethics, and Counseling and Negotiation. He also served as associate dean for two years and maintained an active part-time criminal defense practice, participating in the defense of Daniel Ellsberg in the Pentagon Papers trial and successfully challenging the murder conviction of Gordon Castillo Hall. He served as dean at Santa Clara from 1986 to 1994.
Source - Santa Clara University http://www.scu.edu/law/faculty/fulltime/fcty_1056.html






















