Singer-songwriter, David Burke aka D4vd sits in artist space at Coachella music festival on April 18, 2025. (AP)
However, he had put up a strong team of attorneys to defend him soon after he was made a part of a grand jury investigation in Los Angeles. It includes high-profile celebrity Hollywood attorney, Blair Berk, who has represented stars like Harvey Weinstein, Kanye West, Lindsey Lohan, and Britney Spears, among others. While Berk is leading the defense, she will be joined by Marilyn Bednarski, who has extensive jury experience.
However, there are concerns that an experience gap in Blair Berk’s legal career could go against D4vd despite the fact that Berk has previously represented many celebrities.
D4v is expected to be produced at the office of District Attorney Nathan Hochman on Monday. He is currently in prison.
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Report Flags Key Experience Gap In Blair Berk’s Career
Despite representing several celebrities in high-profile cases, Blair Berk has very little experience in defending murder suspects, the New York Post reports. The outlet notes that the only notable murder case that Berk defended was the case of Monica Sementilli.
Sementilli was charged with the 2017 murder of her hairdresser husband Fabio Sementilli after conspiring with her porn star boyfriend. Monica Sementilli was convicted in April 2025 of first‑degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
Lindsay Lohan and Mel Gibson were represented by Berk in DUI-related and probation cases. She also handled conservatorship matters for Britney Spears, sexual assault charges involving Harvey Weinstein, and a battery investigation for Kanye West.
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Background Of Celeste Rivas Probe
The death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez is one of the most challenging murder cases that the LAPD has dealt with in recent times. Rivas, who was reported missing from Lake Elsinore, California, between February and April 2024 was found decomposed at a Hollywood Hills parking lot, inside an abandoned Tesla previously owned by the singer.
The case has proven challenging for the LAPD, as the state in which the body was found prevented the LA County coroner from accurately identifying the cause of death.
Earlier, D4vd was named as a suspect in the case by the grand jury investigating it. On Thursday, the 21-year-old was taken into custody.
