{"id":46523,"date":"2022-08-16T01:43:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T01:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/legal-experts-applaud-amber-heards-choice-of-new-lawyers-for-johnny-depp-verdict-appeal\/"},"modified":"2022-08-16T01:43:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T01:43:56","slug":"legal-experts-applaud-amber-heards-choice-of-new-lawyers-for-johnny-depp-verdict-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/legal-experts-applaud-amber-heards-choice-of-new-lawyers-for-johnny-depp-verdict-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal experts applaud Amber Heard’s choice of new lawyers for Johnny Depp verdict appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amber Heard has hired new lawyers as she appeals the $10 million awarded to Johnny Depp in their defamation battle \u2014 a move experts said could be advantageous for the \u201cAquaman\u201d actress.<\/p>\n

Heard, 36, has brought on David Axelrod and Jay Ward Brown, of national law firm Ballard Spahr, who successfully represented the New York Times against former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s libel argument.<\/p>\n

They’ll help Heard as she fights to overturn the largely unfavorable verdict against her handed down by a jury following the ex-couple’s bombshell trial in Fairfax, Virginia. <\/p>\n

Virginia lawyer Elaine Bredehoft \u2014 who repped Heard at trial \u2014 will be leaving the team, according to a spokesperson for the actress.<\/p>\n

Amber Heard has hired new lawyers as she appeals the $10 million awarded to Johnny Depp in their defamation battle.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cA different court warrants different representation, particularly as so much new evidence is now coming to light,\u201d the rep said.<\/p>\n

Texas civil lawyer Katherine Lizardo \u2014 who followed the trial closely \u2014 said she expected the change in the legal team and noted it would benefit Heard.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a good move for her because it would give her a different point of view legally from trial counsel,\u201d Lizardo told The Post.<\/p>\n

Appeal lawyers are a \u201cdifferent breed\u201d of attorneys who are experts in the \u201cnuanced and specialty\u201d field of law, Lizardo explained.<\/p>\n

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The Virginia jury found that Heard defamed Depp in her essay alleging domestic abuse.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cIf Amber Heard did not hire an attorney that was familiar with the appellate system then she would lose,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Lizardo also noted that it takes a certain demeanor to argue an appellate case \u2014 which in Virginia only allows for each side to speak for 15 minutes before a three-judge panel.<\/p>\n

\u201cElaine Bredehoft’s style at trial and every time management issues wouldn’t work for appeal,\u201d Lizardo said. \u201cWe saw when Elaine would ramble on or argue unrelated matters and that would be very detrimental if she argued similarly in front of the court of appeal judges.\u201d<\/p>\n