Actress Lindsay Lohan (L) and attorney Shawn Chapman Holley appear in court during a probation status hearing relating to her August 2007 no contest pleas to two counts each of DUI and being under the influence of cocaine, along with a reckless driving charge, at the Beverly Hills Municipal Courthouse, in Beverly Hills, California on July 6, 2010. UPI/David McNew/Pool |
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LOS ANGELES, July 16 (UPI) -- Celebrity lawyer Robert Shapiro said Friday he has agreed to help U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan fight her legal battles.
Lohan, 24, was sentenced this month to 90 days in jail for violating her probation following a 2007 driving under the influence conviction. She is expected to begin serving her sentence next week, but experts say she will probably be released much sooner than 90 days since she did not commit a violent crime and because the jails are overcrowded.
Lohan was reported this week to have entered a sober-living facility Shapiro founded. Shapiro's son died of a drug overdose in 2005.
"I have agreed to represent Ms. Lohan on the condition that she complies with all of the terms of her probation, including a requirement of jail time that was imposed by Judge Marsha Revel," Shapiro told UsMagazine.com in a statement.
"Ms. Lohan is suffering from a disease that I am all too familiar with," Shapiro said. "Hopefully, I can be of assistance to Ms. Lohan and Judge Revel in implementing a treatment approach recommended by medical professionals for Ms. Lohan's long term recovery and sobriety."
Shapiro is best known for successfully helping defend O.J. Simpson against murder charges. His other celebrity clients have included baseball stars Darryl Strawberry and Jose Canseco, and entertainers Johnny Carson, Christian Brando, Linda Lovelace and the Kardashians.
