Obituaries
- Slain lawyer’s daughter says he would have been first to defend teen charged in the killing
16 hours, 28 minutes ago
- Dwight Opperman, key figure in Westlaw’s launch in 1970s, dies at age 89
Jun 14, 2013, 01:57 pm CDT
- Once-prominent lawyer dies in apparent suicide; body is found as eviction notice is served
Jun 5, 2013, 09:39 am CDT
- Jeanne Gray, who oversaw ABA’s Professional Responsibility Center, has died
Apr 24, 2013, 05:40 am CDT
- John Sutton, lawyer who drafted ABA’s Model Code, has died
Apr 22, 2013, 08:25 am CDT
- Renowned trial lawyer, who won more than 100 verdicts over $1M, dies at 83
Apr 11, 2013, 12:00 pm CDT
- Obit that spurred Twitter outrage sparks punctuation criticism by law prof
Apr 3, 2013, 05:40 am CDT
- Another Texas DA steps in to help 10-prosecutor office cope after Kaufman County DA is slain
Apr 1, 2013, 02:33 pm CDT
- Legal journalist dies near 50th anniversary of the case he chronicled in ‘Gideon’s Trumpet’
Mar 25, 2013, 11:41 am CDT
- Renowned criminal lawyer found dead in apparent suicide
Mar 18, 2013, 01:41 pm CDT
- Colleagues mourn NY courts lawyer who died in suicide leap with son
Mar 15, 2013, 01:35 pm CDT
- Lawyer’s dad who favored ‘fashion house Fruit of the Loom’ and Bunny Bread is honored in obit
Mar 13, 2013, 07:04 am CDT
- Bryan Cave legal secretary gains $100K, thanks to Ed Koch
Mar 12, 2013, 07:45 am CDT
- Person of interest in lawyer’s slaying is arrested
Mar 8, 2013, 06:42 pm CDT
- Joseph Kelner, attorney who sued sitting Ohio governor over Kent State slayings, is dead at 98
Mar 8, 2013, 02:55 pm CDT
- Illinois pol who was one of the nation’s first female law professors dies at the age of 86
Mar 5, 2013, 09:00 am CDT
- Former ABA president who led bar’s fight to save Legal Services Corp. has died
Mar 1, 2013, 02:20 am CDT
- Federal judge and civil rights figure Oberdorfer dies at 94
Feb 25, 2013, 09:46 am CDT
- A life of firsts for trailblazing Illinois Justice McMorrow, dead at the age of 83
Feb 25, 2013, 08:19 am CDT
- Legal theorist Ronald Dworkin dies at age 81
Feb 14, 2013, 11:56 am CDT
- Ed Koch, former New York mayor with ‘chutzpah,’ dies
Feb 1, 2013, 07:31 am CDT
- The Visionary: In memory of Steven Keeva, 1956-2012
Feb 1, 2013, 04:39 am CDT
- ‘Consummate Lawyer’ and Onetime ABA President Wm. Reece Smith Jr. Has Died
Jan 11, 2013, 03:53 pm CDT
- Bork Appeared ‘Oddly Unprepared’ for Nomination Battle, Journalist Recalls
Dec 20, 2012, 07:33 am CDT
- Conservative Icon and Former Federal Judge Robert Bork Dies at 85
Dec 19, 2012, 10:31 am CDT
- Sen. Daniel Inouye, Decorated War Veteran, Law Grad and Longtime US Leader, Dies at Age 88
Dec 17, 2012, 07:28 pm CDT
- Former ABA Journal Editor Who Inspired Lawyers with ‘Transforming Practices’ Dies at Age 56
Dec 10, 2012, 02:39 pm CDT
- Legal PR Pioneer Jay Jaffe Dies at Age 68
Nov 27, 2012, 12:35 pm CDT
- Colo. Government Attorney Who Liked Good Suits Helps Chicago Teens Dress for Success
Nov 26, 2012, 04:12 pm CDT
- Judge Theodore Jones of NY Court of Appeals Dies of Apparent Heart Attack
Nov 6, 2012, 12:55 pm CDT
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