Yale Galanter (born December 3, 1956) is an Miami Criminal Defense Attorney based in Miami, Florida best known for representing O. J. Simpson since 2000.
Galanter was born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, to Robert and Beverly Galanter. Galanter first wanted to become a professional golfer, but then he studied law at the University of Miami and Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University. He worked as a state prosecutor in Florida at the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office under Janet Reno.
Yale Galanter is a frequent guest on many of the nation's top news shows being asked to offer legal commentary on some of the nation's most high profile cases. Galanter has appeared on the Today Show (NBC), Good Morning America ABC, CBS This Morning, On The Record with Greta Van Susteren FOX, The O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, Nancy Grace, Show Biz Tonight Headline News, The Joy Behar Show, Larry King Live, CNN, Piers Morgan Tonight, Court TV, and TruTV.
Numerous articles have been written about Yale Galanter and his high profile clients. He has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Playboy, Aventura Magazine, and Vanity Fair. He is frequently mentioned and quoted on