June 17, 2005 - jay leno interviews michael jackson's attorney tom mesereau on "the tonight thomas mesereau, is widely recognized as one of the best trial lawyers in the he has been selected by his peers as one of "the best lawyers in america" and has been listed as one of the "one hundred most influential attorneys in california" by the los angeles daily he first gained national attention during a three-week televised preliminary hearing in the robert blake murder mesereau is internationally known for having acquitted music legend michael jackson of all counts in a highly publicized trial in santa maria, additionally, mesereau is widely recognized for his 25 years of pro bono, free legal work for the poor and mesereau is a well known presence in the african-american community where he operates a free legal clinic and assists local organizations and churches in drug recovery and youth he defends at least one death penalty case each year for free in the deep mesereau specializes in criminal and civil trials (state and
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