02135cam a2200373 i 4500 562082572 TxAuBib 20220623120000.0 211208s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020949148 9780759555150 large print 075955515X large print TxAuBib rda Patterson, James, 1947-, Author. The defense lawyer- LP : the Barry Slotnick story / James Patterson and Benjamin Wallace. Defense lawyer- LP. First edition. New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2021] 531 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Bronx-native Bernard Slotnick's mantra was that everyone deserved a good defense. And he was the best defender out there. A bold strategist in the courtroom, and a doting husband and father of four at home, 'Liberty's Last Champion' proudly stood up for the unpopular and the controversial, including John Gotti, head of the Gambino crime family; Joe Colombo Sr., inspiration for The Godfather; Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the Jewish Defense League; Bernhard Goetz, the subway shooter. Known for his sharp mind (and his sharp suits). Slotnick anointed the best criminal lawyer in the United States by The American Lawyer, had a remarkable legal career capped by an extraordinary twelve-year winning streak. From negotiating Melania Trump's prenup to representing the Dapper Don, from defending the Subway Vigilante to mediating Bette Midler's bathhouse contract, Slotnick's unparalleled acumen defined a profession, a city, and an era. 20220623. Slotnick, Barry, 1939- Lawyers United States. Criminal law. Organized crime. Judges. Criminal defense lawyers United States Biography. Large type books. Biographies. Wallace, Benjamin, 1968-