Lawyer - News

Melvyn Weiss -- a plaintiffs lawyer who made millions of dollars by suing corporate America and who recently pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy for paying kickbacks to clients in many of those cases -- deserves recognition as "one of the greatest humanitarians of our time," according to a sentencing memo his lawyer filed Friday, pleading for leniency. Attached to the memo are letters from 240 legal luminaries, family members and even a parking attendant attesting to Weiss' good works.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 at 12:09 pm and is filed under Lawyer - News.