Hollywood Heavyweight Legal Pivot: KWIKH Now Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir In Tribute To Howard Weitzman’s Legacy

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EXCLUSIVE:  One of Tinseltown’s most muscular legal firms is flexing its partnership and name, again. Two years after Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump LLP became Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump Holley LLP, the Wilshire Blvd-based firm is now Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP.

While the late Howard Weitzman’s name will no longer be on the legal house he co-founded in 2006, the Michael Jackson attorney and dealmaker’s presence looms perhaps larger than ever.

In very real terms, the promotion of Weitzman protégés Shawn Holley and Jonathan Steinsapir represents a solidification of the lawyer’s legacy into the firm’s future. “When we started our law firm we knew we wanted to create a place where talented litigators could practice law for decades to come,” Kinsella said today. “Our decisions to make Jon a name partner and honor Shawn’s contributions will ensure that our firm, comprised of superb attorneys working with clients shaping the entertainment business landscape, will be around for a long, long time.” “Having been a member of the firm since its inception, I have witnessed KHIKS’ remarkable success over the past 17 years,” Holley told Deadline Wednesday. “I am honored to move into second position in our firm name, an honor and responsibility I do not take lightly,” the Reasonable Doubt producer added. “I feel like my name is not replacing Howard’s; rather, he is passing me the baton,” Holley’s promotion to the second name spot comes off the O.J.

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