Fringe-wearing Wyoming trial lawyer Gerry Spence dies at 96
Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos and her attorney Gerry Spence arrive at U.S. District Court in New York, March 22, 1990. (AP Photo/David Cantor, File)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gerry Spence, the fringe jacket-wearing trial lawyer from Wyoming known for a string of major court wins starting with a multimillion-dollar judgment against a plutonium processor in the landmark Karen Silkwood case, has died.
Spence, 96, died late Wednesday surrounded by family at his home in Montecito, California, according to a family statement.
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