By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Missing baby Lisa Irwin now has yet another high profile name on her side after her parents hired suspected killer Joran van der Sloot's former attorney, Breaking Celebrity News has learned.

Prominent New York City defense lawyer Joe Tacopina announced in a press conference on Monday that he will join the team of people representing Kansas City, Missouri couple, Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley, reported NBC Action News.

Tacopina is best known for representing van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the murder of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba, who is currently in prison in Lima, Peru awaiting trial for the murder of Stephany Flores.

The attorney's other notorious cases include representing Melanie McGuire, a fertility nurse accused of murdering and dismembering her husband, defending a NYC police officer charged with raping an intoxicated woman and securing the acquittal of Sopranos actor Lillo Brancato, who was accused of felony murder.

In a news conference held outside the couple's home, Tacopina pledged his support for his new clients and argued that they are not involved in the disappearance of their 11-month-old daughter, who was last seen in her crib on the night of October 3.

"I stand here to ferociously accept their presumption of innocence," he said, according to a report on ABCNews.com.

As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Lisa's mom, Deborah admitted on Monday that she was drunk the night her daughter disappeared.