Gerry Spence, renowned for courtroom victories and unique style, dead at 96

Gerry Spence, renowned for courtroom victories and unique style, dead at 96

By Patricia Reaney

Gerry Spence, renowned for courtroom victories and unique style, dead at 96 - Regional Media News

By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Gerry Spence, one of America’s greatest trial lawyers who boasted of never losing a criminal case and who sought justice for ordinary people and won a $10.5 million case for the family of whistleblower Karen Silkwood, died earlier this month, at the age of 96, according to his law firm. The tall, silver-haired author, lecturer and legal commentator spent decades representing people against the powerful in s…