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New York Law Journal

Julian Friedman, Veteran White-Collar Defense Attorney and Senior Counsel at Ballard Spahr, Dies at 78

Friedman co-founded a white-collar defense and securities regulation boutique in the late 1970s when that kind of work was still considered a niche practice by major firms.
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New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Judge Richard Simons, 95, Remembered for Integrity and Wisdom

Richard Simons, just the second associate judge to serve on the Court of Appeals through a gubernatorial appointment, served as chief judge temporarily and steadied New York's highest court in the wake of a scandal surrounding ex-Chief Judge Sol Wachtler.
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New York Law Journal

'Not Worried About the Color of the Collar': Famed Criminal Defense Attorney Gerald Shargel Dies at 77

"I don't want to be thought of as a white-collar lawyer. I want to be thought of as a lawyer who represents people because they need representation," Shargel said in 2012 during an interview with Michael Stoler for CUNY TV's BuildingNY series. I want to be thought of as a lawyer who's willing to give my all…I'm not worried about the color of the collar."
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New York Law Journal

'A Lawyer's Journalist': Former Law Journal Editor Walter 'Jeff' Storey Dies at 73

Walter "Jeff" Storey, an attorney and journalist who helped lead the Law Journal's newsroom for 12 years as its executive editor, died on Friday, his family confirmed. He was 73.
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New York Law Journal

'Grand in Stature,' 'Boundless in Heart': Brooklyn Lawyers Still Reeling Over Beloved Criminal Defense Attorney's Suicide

Farrell said that in their final conversations, Koenig didn't talk about any stress he may have been under as the wheels of justice began turning anew.
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New York Law Journal

Warren Estis, Known as Tenacious Landlord-Tenant Litigator, Dead at 73

Warren Estis, a titan of New York's real estate bar and a founding member of Rosenberg & Estis who was a longtime Law Journal columnist, has…
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New York Law Journal

Buffalo Judge Dies by Suicide at 61 After Law Enforcement Search His Home

Remembered as "humble", "well-respected" and a "versatile" jurist, Michalski's death came after an initial suicide attempt a year ago. Michalski—who has not been charged with wrongdoing—was questioned in a matter involving a Buffalo businessman who has pled not guilty to drug and bribery offenses.
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New York Law Journal

Ex-White House Counsel Bernie Nussbaum, Who Worked Nixon's Impeachment, Dies at 84

Nussbaum joined Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz not long after graduating law school and worked for the firm for much of his long legal career.
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New York Law Journal

'He Was Fearless': New York Judicial Watchdog's Founding Administrator Dies at 86

Stern took the reins of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct in the agency's infancy while it faced fierce backlash from judges and legal challenges to its authority.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Roy Reardon, a 'Lawyer's Lawyer' and a 'Lion' of the Trial Bar, Dies at 92

"He was a natural athlete, a fierce competitor and a champion of sportsmanship in all aspects of his life," Reardon's family wrote in his obituary.
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