Less than two months ago few people outside the US legal fraternity knew who she was. She wasn’t even her client’s first pick for lawyer – he’d wanted a more high-profile legal eagle with experience in celebrity cases.
But Camille Vasquez was what he got. And now, after watching her in action during the six-week Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard trial, the world knows exactly who the 38-year-old courtroom whiz is.
Every day she arrived at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Virginia in designer outfits and heels, makeup immaculate, hair in glossy waves, flashing a smile at the hordes of journalists and onlookers.