On Eve of Jail, Shapiro Out as Lindsay Lohan's Lawyer
7/20/2010 06:41:00 PM
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Lindsay Lohan will report to jail on Tuesday, but it's anybody's guess who will be her legal representation. Celebrity lawyer Robert Shapiro reportedly quit the star's legal team on Monday, TMZ is reporting, leaving it unclear if Lohan will simply be representing herself when she surrenders to Judge Marsha Revel to begin her 90-day sentence.Sources close to Lohan have told RadarOnline.com that Shawn Chapman Holley, the star's lawyer at the time of sentencing, has reconsidered and will be by her side just like old times. Chapman Holley didn't sign the substitution of attorney form last week, meaning she is still technically Lohan's counsel.
"Shawn never really left, Bob had been there guiding us," a source told Radar. "He was great, but he was just consulting, that's all he ever was."
But Shapiro, who successfully defended O.J. Simpson in his murder trial, announced last week that he was indeed Lohan's new attorney, and that he was determined to help Lohan stay sober and complete all the terms of her sentencing.
"Ms. Lohan is suffering from a disease that I am all too familiar with," added Shapiro, whose son died of a drug overdose in 2005. "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."
Meanwhile, Lohan is said to be in good spirits as she awaits her time behind bars -- which will amount to about three weeks. The 'Mean Girls' actress joked on Twitter late Monday that, "The only 'bookings' that I'm familiar with are Disney Films, never thought that I'd be 'booking' into jail ... eeeks."
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