March 2009
Lions of the Trial Bar
Their names can be found in the pages of casebooks and on the sides of law school buildings. They’ve tried some of the most important cases of the last 50 years, dazzling juries and swaying judges. They’ve won—or saved—billions of dollars for their clients, and become wealthy men in the process.
They’ve also represented the guilty and unpopular because they thought it was the right thing to do. They are the lawyers most of us secretly wish we could be, if only for a day.
And now they’re in the autumn of their careers.
Fred Bartlit. James Brosnahan. Bobby Lee Cook. Richard “Racehorse” Haynes. Joe Jamail. James Neal. Bernie Nussbaum.
These seven lawyers are among the best litigators in America. Strike that. Most of them consider the word litigator an insult. They’re trial lawyers.
They’re all past—in some cases, well past—70 years of age, but when the nation’s largest corporations and most important people face serious trouble, they still turn to these seven old-timers.
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Feature Section
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Bernie Nussbaum
From Watergate to the World Trade Center
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Joe Jamail
Keeping it simple
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James Neal
Hating losing more than loving winning
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Fred Bartlit
John Wayne in a pinstripe suit
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Bobby Lee Cook
Kickin’ asses that need kickin’
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James Brosnahan
Defending clients, not movements
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Richard “Racehorse” Haynes
The man they call when they’re in Texas-size trouble
ABA Connection
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The Endangered Trial Lawyer
Note: Register for this month's CLE, "Old Lions Still Roar: Seven Veteran Trial Lawyers Share Their Strategies," from 1-2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 18.
Opening Statements
The National Pulse
Business of Law
Your ABA
- Economic Slide Dominates Midyear Meeting
- ABA Endorses Detainee Rights
- Lawyer Knits to Pass Time During Meeting
- ABA Announcements
