Defense attorney, Dean of Santa Clara University School of Law
85 proceeding appearances across 2 trials • First appearance: June 30, 1994
💬 From the record:
Gerald Uelmen served as a defense attorney and was identified as Dean of Santa Clara University School of Law. His recorded work spans preliminary and criminal proceedings involving evidentiary admissibility, discovery and sanctions, witness exclusion, expert reports, blood evidence, Fuhrman-related evidence, and a journalist-privilege subpoena. During the preliminary hearing, he cross-examined and recross-examined Detective Mark Fuhrman and conducted voir dire and recross-examination of serologist Greg Matheson; a day summary reports that he challenged Matheson's statistical methodology and reliance on non-race-specific population data.
Gerald F. Uelmen is an American attorney, writer, civil servant, and academic. He was part of O. J. Simpson's defense team during his trial, dubbed the "Dream Team." Uelmen says he devised the memorable line used by Johnnie Cochran in the closing argument, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."