Pintado
Pintado served as defense-side counsel on Heard's legal team during the 2022 Fairfax County defamation trial. Their firm affiliation is not established in the trial record. They appeared in a supporting capacity within the defense lineup, taking on redirect examination duties for select witnesses.
Testimony Impact
Pintado appeared for Heard's defense in a focused role, conducting redirect examination of Jennifer Howell on Day 21. The redirect centered on rebutting any inference that Adam Waldman — Depp's former lawyer and the basis of Heard's counterclaim — had coordinated Howell's outreach to Whitney Henriquez or the ACLU. Pintado used Depp Exhibit 9, the email Howell sent to Whitney, as the vehicle for targeted denial-seeking, and also probed the anonymous Fidelity Charitable donation to Art of Elysium made in Heard's honor. The questioning aimed to complicate Howell's image as a wholly independent witness, though Howell's consistent denials of Waldman contact largely withstood the challenge.
Key Moments
Pintado introduces Depp Exhibit 9 on redirect — the email Howell sent to Whitney Henriquez — as the basis for probing whether Waldman coordinated Howell's outreach.
Day 21 · Redirect of Jennifer Howell
Howell denies under redirect that Waldman assisted in drafting her email to Whitney or discussed it with her, reinforcing her claimed independence from Depp's legal team.
Day 21 · Redirect of Jennifer Howell
Howell states she does not recall speaking with Waldman about contacting the ACLU, blunting Pintado's attempt to link her advocacy to coordinated anti-Heard messaging.
Day 21 · Redirect of Jennifer Howell
Howell confirms Art of Elysium received an anonymous Fidelity Charitable donation with an accompanying letter stating it was given in Heard's honor, a fact Pintado surfaces to support Heard's narrative.
Day 21 · Redirect of Jennifer Howell
Evidence From Their Proceedings (2)
Jennifer Howell Email to Whitney Henriquez (July 2020)
An email from Jennifer Howell to Whitney Henriquez dated July 28, 2020, forwarded to Marcel Pariseau, in which Howell expressed belief that Whitney was being dishonest about the…
Catalog entry →Fidelity Donation to Art of Elysium in Heard's Name
A Fidelity Charitable donation received by Art of Elysium, attributed to Amber Heard via an anonymous donor-advised fund and accompanied by a letter attributing it to Heard.
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