Diddy is looking to beef up his legal defense team, with an attorney famous for defending Young Thug in court, TMZ reports.
According to new legal documents, obtained by TMZ, Georgia attorney Brian Steel wants to be admitted to practice law in the Southern District of New York so he can help defend Diddy at trial.
Brian’s known for repping Young Thug in the rapper’s YSL RICO case.
According to the report by TMZ, Diddy targeting Brian to join his growing legal team is interesting, as TMZ sources told us Diddy’s camp was searching for a Black female attorney to join his current trial team of Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos.
Instead, it appears Brian emerged as the candidate.
TMZ sources also say high-powered attorney Mark Geragos will assume a significant role in Diddy’s case, while Marc and Teny will continue to be lead counsel.
Diddy’s defense team has been doing some shuffling recently … attorney Anthony Ricco jumped ship back in February.
Brian, looking to join the fold, comes virtually at the 11th hour. Jury selection in Diddy’s federal trial is scheduled for May 5, with opening statements coming one week later, though Marc and Teny have asked the judge to push the start at least 2 weeks.