01768cam a2200265 4500 548388639 TxAuBib 20220207120000.0 210720s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020949148 9780316494373 Hardcover $30.00 0316494372 Hardcover $30.00 TxAuBib Patterson, James. The Defense Lawyer : The Barry Slotnick Story. First edition. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021. 408 pages ; 25 cm. 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 pre-nup 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. 20220207. Slotnick, Barry, 1939- Criminal defense lawyers United States Biography. Biographies. Wallace, Benjamin, author.