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Obituaries
Carole Handler, Who Secured Rights to Spider-Man for Marvel, Dies at 87
By Katrina Dewey | News & Features, Obituaries
She was a legal legend in Los Angeles, where she advocated for studios, artists and others for more than 30 years.
November 9, 2023
Bert Fields 1929 - 2022
By Katrina Dewey | News & Features, Obituaries
Bert Fields, a timeless advisor to anyone who was anything in Hollywood for most of the last century…
August 8, 2022
Jerry Shargel 1944-2022
By Katrina Dewey | News & Features, Obituaries
Gerald L. "Jerry" Shargel, 77, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. He reig…
July 17, 2022
Karen Dyer 1963-2022
By Katrina Dewey | News & Features, Obituaries
She was a top litigation partner at Cadwalader, and for many years before that at Boies Schiller F…
June 16, 2022
Hagens Berman Partner Anthony D. Shapiro, 1957-2020
By Katrina Dewey | News & Features, Obituaries
Anthony D. Shapiro, a partner at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, died Nov. 16, 2020, from cancer. He …
November 17, 2020
Leading Antitrust Lawyer, Hollis Salzman, 1965-2020
By Katrina Dewey | News & Features, Obituaries
Hollis Salzman passed away following an automobile accident in New York on Oct. 3. One of the nat…
October 6, 2020
Steve Susman: 1941-2020
By Katrina Dewey | News & Features, Susman Features, Obituaries
Stephen D. Susman, founder of Susman Godfrey, died Tuesday, July 14, at the age of 79. His irrepress…
July 14, 2020
Legal Legends: Joe Jamail, Remembered by David Berg
By Lawdragon News | News & Features, Obituaries
Article by David Berg of Berg & Androphy. "Who lives/who dies/who tells your story?" I've thou…
February 14, 2016
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies at Age 79
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, News Articles, News & Features, Obituaries
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who last year earned a place on Lawdragon's inaugural "Legends…
February 14, 2016
Dealmaker George Kern Dies at 86
By Katrina Dewey | News Articles, Obituaries
George C. Kern Jr., a leading dealmaker at Sullivan & Cromwell, has died at 86, according to the…
November 30, 2012
Phillips Lerner Attorney Honored
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Obituaries
Los Angeles – Robyn C. Santucci, attorney with Phillips Lerner, A Law Corporation, a full serv…
October 8, 2012
Trial Bar Legend Philip H. Corboy Dies at 87
By Lawdragon News | News Articles, Obituaries
Post update, June 21: In addition to the earlier obituaries mentioned below, the Chicago Law Bullet…
June 15, 2012
Judge Pollak Fondly Remembered
By Lawdragon News | News Articles, Obituaries
Several publications have noted the passing of U.S. District Judge Louis H. Pollak of the Eastern Di…
May 17, 2012
NAACP Legal Defense Head Payton Dies at Age 65
By Lawdragon News | News Articles, Obituaries
It was a sad day on Friday with news of the death of John Payton, the president and director-counsel…
March 24, 2012
Remembering Robert D. Joffe: 1943-2010
By Katrina Dewey | News Articles, Obituaries
Photo of Robert D. Joffe by Hugh Williams. A man who embodied much of what is best about the law pa…
January 5, 2012