1943
Born in Malden, Massachusetts to Henry W. Holmes and Sue Cerullo Holmes.
1969
Receives a JD from the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California Berkeley.
1969
Receives the Ford Foundation Berkeley Professional Studies Fellowship to the Indian Law Institute New Delhi, India.
1969
Introduces Chief Justice Earl Warren at speaking engagement at Boalt Hall Law School; admitted to practice in American Samoa in 1971.
1970
Admitted to practice in California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
1970
Published “The Indian President, Myth or Reality” in Indian Law Journal.
1981
Achieves victory for Billie Jean King and Larry King in palimony case.
1983
Inspired character of “Distroyer Lawyer” in the Comic Series “Disttroyer Duck” drawn by Jack Kirby and written by Steve Gerber.
1984
Becomes a trustee of the US Women’s Sports Foundation.
1993
Named one of the Top 20 Sports Lawyers by Daily Journal.
1994
Becomes a sports, entertainment lawyer and name partner at Weissman, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman, Silverman & Holmes in Beverly Hills, CA.
1996
Marries Lori Anne Beber Holmes.
2005
Named among Southern California Super Lawyers as well as lawyer of the year. Featured on cover of Marquis Millennial Magazine.
2008
Co-founds and becomes partner at Holmes Weinberg PC in Malibu, California.
2015
Listed in International Who’s Who of Entertainment and Sports Lawyers and within the Super Top 100 in the United States.
2015
Receives the Los Angeles Magazine Award of Top Attorney in Southern California.
2015
Included in The American Registry’s recognition of Top 1% of America’s Most Honored Professionals and has been each year through 2020.
2019
Published in Wall Street Journal and earns the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.
2019
Earns the Marquis Who’s Who Humanitarian Award.
2020
Named a Martindale-Hubbell as an AV-Rated Preeminent Lawyer each year for 36 years.