InfoWars Host Alex Jones' Lawyer Just Withdrew From Representing Him in the Sandy Hook Cases
New Haven attorney Norm Pattis has been representing Jones in two defamation suits by relatives of victims of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
May 04, 2020 at 05:00 PM
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Norm Pattis. Courtesy photo
New Haven attorney Norm Pattis, who has defended InfoWars host Alex Jones, Monday withdrew his representation of the controversial Austin, Texas-based figure.
Pattis declined to comment on the matter, but court records show he filed a motion to withdraw Monday.
It is not clear who will now represent Jones. No one from InfoWars responded to a request for comment late Monday.
The Pattis & Smith partner had been lead counsel, representing Jones in two defamation suits by relatives of victims of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The cases—Lafferty v. Jones and Sherlach v. Jones—are pending on the Waterbury Superior Court complex litigation docket.
Erica Lafferty was the daughter of Sandy Hook Elementary School principal Dawn Hochsprung, and William Sherlach was married to the school's psychologist, Mary Sherlach. The women were among the 26 individuals—20 students and six educators—killed in the school shooting.
Jones initially said the shooting was a hoax, and that the victims were "crisis actors" working at the direction of the government. But he has since retracted those statements.
Representing the families are attorneys from Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder in Bridgeport. They did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Lafferty lawsuit called Jones one of "the most prolific" fabricators of conspiracy theories.
The two sides in that case made oral arguments in front of the Connecticut Supreme Court in late September. Pattis tried to get the lawsuit dismissed. He cited an anti-SLAPP, or Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation statute, which allows defendants to seek dismissal of lawsuits that interfere with freedom of speech.
In addition to Jones, Pattis has represented high-profile and controversial clients, including Fotis Dulos, who was accused of killing his wife. The case drew national attention until Dulos killed himself in late January.
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