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Obituaries
In Memoriam: Murielle Steven Walsh of Pomerantz
By Lawdragon News | News & Features, Obituaries
A message from our friends at Pomerantz: It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing o…
June 23, 2026
Skip Brittenham: 1941-2025
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Obituaries
Today, we lost one of the greatest visionaries of the entertainment industry, Harry “Skip&rdqu…
July 17, 2025
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, Cadwalader Features
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