Bill Cosby Pennsylvania Lawyer Quits

The latest twist was Philadelphia-based attorney Samuel Silver filing a petition on Monday to withdraw from the new defense team, which also includes Tom Mesereau (famous for defending Michael Jackson), Kathleen Bliss and Jason Hicks (both of Las Vegas), and Becky James (from California, along with Mesereau). While Silver gave no reason for his abrupt departure, the remaining team will need to find a PA-based attorney to take his place – and quickly. The PA Bar Association requires out-of-town attorneys working in the state to have a sponsoring attorney accredited in Pennsylvania — that was Silver — and jury selection is less than 60 days away.

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