Camille Vasquez, Johnny Depp’s lawyer, says she hopes she inspires Latinas

Attorney who successfully defended actor in last year's defamation trial makes remarks in interview

Camille Vasquez, the attorney who successfully defended Johnny Depp during the actor's internationally publicized defamation trial last year, has said she hopes she inspires fellow Latina professionals trying to establish themselves in their fields.

I was able to accomplish something on a national stage when people might have not thought of me as the first choice for the job," Vasquez told Hispanic Executive magazine in a recently published interview. I was given the opportunity because I was the best person for the job. I was the hardest working, and I was the most prepared. I hope what translates here is that if you work hard and find some opportunities, you can rise to the occasion."