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E LIANE HEILBRONN, who has died aged 99, was 'the matriarch of Chanel' by virtue of a relatively brief marriage into the Wertheimer dynasty, whose ownership of the fashion and [...]

A former Nixon official (and later a novelist), he led an investigation in which a shadowy Watergate figure squirmed when asked if he had been an anonymous whistle blower. J. [...]

THE HONOURABLE JOHN 'JACK ' DAWSON GROUND June 20, 1932 - November 25, 2024 In his own home, on his own terms, of natural causes, which is exactly how he [...]

Byline: Gary Miles Nov. 1Jerry Balka, 95, formerly of Philadelphia, longtime lawyer, community activist, prominent street vendor advocate, veteran, and volunteer, died Thursday, Oct. 10, of pneumonitis at his home [...]

Byline: Gary Miles Oct. 30David T. Rammler, 77, of Philadelphia, longtime lawyer, chair of the Philadelphia Fair Housing Commission, legal consultant for Fair Share Housing Center, social justice activist, mentor, [...]

Byline: Harrison Smith Joyce Hens Green, who helped blaze a trail for women in the law while serving as a Washington attorney and federal judge, presiding over high-profile cases involving [...]

Byline: Emily Langer On the day in 1987 when Robert Bernstein's college-age daughter told him she was gay, he stayed up late writing a letter that she found waiting for [...]

CAUFIN It is with the most profound joy that Nicholas and Madison Caufin announce the birth of their first son, Otto Egidio Caufin. Weighing 8lbs 1oz, born on Wednesday September [...]

Byline: Gary Miles Oct. 8Bill Roberts, 79, of Philadelphia, longtime lawyer and general counsel at Blank Rome LLP, botanist, musician, literary scholar, volunteer, and Center City Renaissance man, died Friday, [...]

Byline: Telegraph Obituaries Eliane Heilbronn, who has died aged 99, was 'the matriarch of Chanel' by virtue of a relatively brief marriage into the Wertheimer dynasty, whose ownership of the [...]

Byline: Samuel Montgomery A second Australian teenager has died of methanol poisoning after holidaying in Laos, bringing the death toll from the suspected mass drink-spiking to six. Holly Bowles, 19, [...]

A labor lawyer, he was crucial to toppling a decades-old system that bound players to teams year after year, setting the stage for their rich contracts of today. Dick Moss, [...]

She was a fiery lawyer from eastern Kentucky who charged coal companies with discrimination for their refusal to hire women. Her campaign was a success. Betty Jean Hall, a fiery [...]

Byline: Emily Langer Betty Jean Hall grew up in the coal country of eastern Kentucky, a place where thousands of men braved the heavy darkness of the mines, the gruesome [...]

JANET ARMOUR INCE SHIRLEY On August 13, 2024 at Halifax, Nova Scotia in her 101st year. Beloved wife of the late R.J. (Jack) Shirley. Loved and remembered by her children, [...]

AN THON Y KENNETH HEINBUCH CROSSLEY April 13, 1942 August 13, 2024 We are sad to announce the passing of Anthony Crossley (aka 'Tony,' 'Ant,' 'Papa Smurf,' 'Grandad'). Beloved husband [...]

Byline: Lauren Lumpkin When Mary Levy came to D.C. Council budget hearings, she often started her testimony with the same words. âI'm Mary Levy,â she said while appearing on video [...]

Byline: Gary Miles Aug. 6Clifford Pearlman, 79, of Philadelphia, cofounder of the innovative Conservation Co., longtime lawyer at what is now the Troutman Pepper law firm, social investment advocate, and [...]

GEORGE CIHRA 1 93 5 - 2 02 4 After living a big, fulfilling 89 years, George passed away peacefully on the 22nd day of July, 2024, following a brief [...]

KATHRYN AN N BROWN Kathryn Ann Brown (nee Haroun), died on Sunday, July 7, 2024, while visiting her parents in Mississauga. Katie leaves behind her loving husband, Kevin; beloved children, [...]

JULIAN CLARK, who has died aged 60, was a maritime lawyer, a druid and a musician. As a boy he was a church chorister, but he missed the opportunity of [...]

Byline: Washington Post staff Jonathan D. Blake, a communications lawyer at the forefront of helping shape legislation, licenses and treaty provisions related to satellite communications, cellular phone service and broadband [...]

A widely respected forensic expert and frequent TV presence, he was also a powerful figure in Pennsylvania Democratic politics. Dr. Cyril H. Wecht, a pathologist and lawyer whose professional reputation [...]

Byline: By, Amelia Ward Good Morning Britain host Rob Rinder has been left devastated following the death of his beloved grandmother. The TV judge and criminal barrister shared a touching [...]

Byline: Emily Langer Christopher F. Edley Jr., a Harvard law professor who championed affirmative action as an adviser to President Bill Clinton and later promoted civil rights and social justice [...]

He won the right to services like school and health care for people illegally crossing the border into the U.S. He also fought the Trump administration's family separation policy. Peter [...]

Byline: Gary Miles Apr. 2Donald N. Bersoff, 85, of Philadelphia, law school professor emeritus at Villanova and Drexel Universities, groundbreaking lawyer and psychologist, author, consultant, mentor, volunteer, and veteran, died [...]

Byline: Telegraph Obituaries Julian Clark, who has died aged 60, was a maritime lawyer, a druid and a musician. He started singing along to his brother's LP collection from the [...]

Byline: By, Ethan Blackshaw Paul Alexander, a polio survivor who lived in a 7ft iron lung for 70 years, has died at the age of 78. Known as 'the man [...]

Byline: Brian Murphy Paul Alexander, who was stricken with polio as a boy and spent more than 70 years needing an iron lung chamber to help him breathe but obtained [...]

He filed lawsuits to define chimpanzees as persons and to establish their right to what he called ''bodily liberty'' over confinement. Steven M. Wise, a pioneering animal rights lawyer who [...]

He led grass-roots lawsuits that defeated plans for Westway on Manhattan's waterfront and a Storm King power plant. His legacy also includes the city's Hudson River Park. Albert K. Butzel, [...]

The city's top prosecutor from 1973 to 2003, he led an office that sent hundreds of Black men to prison and became known for its record of wrongful convictions. Harry [...]

As an administrator of courts in New York State and New York City, he championed judicial independence and defendants' rights and was unafraid to speak out. E. Leo Milonas, a [...]

Over 25 years in that role, he helped build Equity Fights AIDS and challenged the racial casting of the top roles in the hit musical ''Miss Saigon.'' Alan Eisenberg, a [...]

Byline: Harrison Smith Robert S. Bennett, a premier Washington lawyer known for getting his white-collar clients out of a jam - whether as an attorney for President Bill Clinton, who [...]

As a lawyer, he worked on behalf of the families of Jews who had been persecuted by the Nazis to recover artworks, some housed in pre-eminent museums. David Rowland, a [...]

Byline: Harrison Smith Melvin L. Wulf, a constitutional lawyer who represented anti-Vietnam War activists, opposed government censorship of the Pentagon Papers and crusaded on behalf of civil rights, gender equality [...]

As legal director for 15 years, he made the A.C.L.U. a more aggressive organization and worked with Ruth Bader Ginsburg before she became a United States Supreme Court justice. Melvin [...]

Byline: JOHN MACLAUCHLAN (WFOR) -- Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WFOR) -- An employee of the Broward State Attorney's Office was found dead Wednesday night [...]

A legislator from Manhattan and a former refugee, he co-wrote a landmark abortion-rights law and pushed for same-sex marriage and legalized marijuana long before their time. Franz S. Leichter, a [...]

A former Democrat, he served as White House counsel under George Bush and aided other presidents, including Ronald Reagan and Donald J. Trump. C. Boyden Gray, who personified the conservative [...]

Byline: Luz Lazo C. Boyden Gray, a patrician conservative lawyer who served as White House counsel to President George H.W. Bush and was influential in shepherding Republican judicial and Justice [...]

The case inflamed racial tensions, with Mr. Maddox later calling New York ''the Mississippi of the '90s.'' After the fraud was revealed, he was unrepentant. Alton H. Maddox Jr., unrepentant [...]

Byline: Erin McCarthy Apr. 24Judith 'Judy' Nilon, 68, of Philadelphia, pioneering sports concessions executive, successful attorney, and devoted church volunteer, died Sunday, April 9, of heart failure at home. A [...]

Byline: Emily Langer Ben Ferencz was a 27-year-old lawyer with no courtroom experience when he prosecuted what would be called the largest murder case in history. Standing 5-foot-2, he nearly [...]

Byline: JOE FISHER Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Civil rights attorney Charles Ogletree has died at 70 years old. Ogletree, a Harvard Law School professor, died from Alzheimer's disease at his [...]

Byline: Gary Miles Mar. 17Jack B. Katz, 67, of Philadelphia, longtime attorney, workers' rights advocate, and tireless food bank volunteer, died Sunday, Feb. 26, of acute respiratory distress at Thomas [...]

JUDY LYNN WI LS ON Peacefully, surrounded by her family on March 6, 2023, following a brief illness, as a complication of breast cancer. Judy is survived by Michael Wilson, [...]

A New Zealand lawmaker, she fought for the rights of sex workers, L.G.B.T.Q. and Mýüori people, and won a battle to legalize civil unions for couples of any gender. MELBOURNE, [...]