Comments on: On being selfish

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:07:43 +0000

Mr. Spence, there are two people I truly admire and am honored to have lived in their time era. Mr. Zig Ziglar and you, Mr. Gerry Spence.

By: twosheds

twosheds — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:59:36 +0000

on being selfish:
Brilliant words. Seems like a buddhist version of the Tao.
Truly gifted.

By: gerryspence

gerryspence — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:44:44 +0000

Scott, the jury was hand picked by the English producers of the show from the Dallas populous. You can imagine that Dallas wanted to cleanse itself by adopting the guilt of Oswald and slamming the door shut on the case. We had nothing to do with jury selection, perhaps the most important segment in any jury case.

Thanks for asking.

Gerry

By: TS Simmons

TS Simmons — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:03:21 +0000

Dear Gerry;

You ARE famous, and for the right reasons, too. A genuine hero.

My question, related to “fame” is…I have just watched the “Trial Of Lee Harvey Oswald” (the fictional trial, produced for television) in which you defended Oswald against the great prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi.

If I had been on the jury, I would have acquitted him…and not just because I like you…I think that your arguments were flawless, and that there was plenty of “reasonable doubt” in that case.

What are your impressions of why you “lost”? Do you think the television enviros, or artificiality of the trial affected the jury decision?

My feeling has always been that the Kennedy assassination was such a traumatic experience for Americans, that this mock-jury (and most other Americans) just wanted to put a quick, tidy bandage on it and get on with things…

What do you think?

Scott

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:52:07 +0000

To AaronC: I didn’t realize that CA allowed law students to study law without the law school requirement but under the advice or sponsorship of a practicing attorney. I sometimes wish all states did this.

As you pointed out, law school is often not possible due to difficult circumstances. But I have never believed that one’s education began and ended with the classroom. I think it is always a continuing process for those who seek to learn new ideas and skills. Thank goodness for our books, and for Gerry and the other authors who care enough to write them with the intent to teach. I wish you the best of luck and hope you will become a practicing attorney in the not-too-distant future.

By: Barb

Barb — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:21:14 +0000

Gerry:
You rock, as they say… To me you are a rock. Rock solid and the world could definately use more people like you; let alone attorneys.
I hope to have the honor of meeting you someday.
Respectfully,
Barb

By: frank cook

frank cook — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:50:57 +0000

Being the greatest lawyer is only 1/2 the story now.

With a baby boomer wife and being a 78 year old physicist myself, in the medical community he is now singlehandedly keeping 2 generations from premature senile dementia with his extemely thought provoking website.

If it ever becomes a total burden – as my wife says: “We’ll take crumbs, happily”.

A million thanks from all of us, Gerry.

By: Kentucky Scot

Kentucky Scot — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:48:18 +0000

I have blown myself up taking on local governments that have behaved in reprehesible ways. Despite having some good arguments, properly supported by law, and put forth to benefit the public, the judiciary has uniformly ruled in favor of government interest. I could care less about fame, but it would be nice to win one — especially, when the issues I fought for deserved to be winners. Sometimes fighting goliath is not so gratifying.

By: Jules

Jules — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:15:54 +0000

This is in response to Kelly M.

Indeed fame can be fleeting. As a lawyer who has been practicing for over 30 years, it upsets me when I speak with younger lawyers who do not know who Gerry Spence is or who have only a passing knowledge of his accomplishments. Instead they are impressed by local, self-promoting prima donnas whom Gerry (or almost any of his Trial Lawyers College graduates) could easily defeat in court.

But all is not lost, You see most of the world still knows that Ty Cobb was the Georgia Peach.

And so I predict that the history books will mark Clarence Darrow and Gerry Spence as being the two greatest lawyers from the 20th century. And with Gerry’s brilliant and successful defense in the Fieger case, just last year, perhaps some of the 21st century will belong to him as well.

By: MonsterMart

MonsterMart — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:43:31 +0000

I can’t help but wonder if your selfish or righteous or even foolish enough to get a decent man released from the darkest of labels. I’ve dreamed of the day.