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Melvin Belli — Part 9
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Q-19 (Rev. 10-15-62)
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ation are concerned.* :
I * Winning the proud title: of.
“King of Torts,” Belli has’
‘eased the pgin and suffering;
of Kundreds of clients by giv-j
‘jing.them two-thirds of the, net|
he ‘won from ‘the: insurance |
companies in prosecuting their:
‘claims for damages: They have:
received - severa] : millicns > : of |
dellars, which. is thesreason: ‘the
San: Francisco. attorney: ig a;
“dirty name”. to the liability
carriers ; for.., individuals -: -and) °
{members of the- “medical
‘He ‘also has: “practiced: crim-
inal. law, defending ~ everyone
‘from willers. ‘to forgers.’-Some
‘of his capital-crime clients havel
‘sent him . Christmas greetings
from. ‘life’ imprisonment “cells!
or :: > from ‘homes established!
after acquittal. Others haven't.”
They. died in San Quentin’ Pris-!
on’s'apple green, 8-sided ~ “Bas; -
jchamber..
Each of his cases is” ‘pre.’
flair. His sub-!
‘imission’ ‘of evidence. is dra:
matic, “flamboyant.. The ‘sécret.
of . his success -is meticulous!
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wheels. of a* San: Francisco
municipal ‘railWay’street car. k —_
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| Wrapped package at his table. ‘The Washington Post «:
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Times Herald
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unwrap’ it~-to display-an arti-' New York Daily News
ficial - limb. He. carried ‘it’ to
the’ ‘one-legs ed woman, ‘asked |New York Post
York Mirrot wane
The Worker
stood..wan- but brave before
the. jury, “supporting herself
on one. silken clad leg and|The Wall Stree: Journal _
one mechanical device. The National Observer ,
The - jury awarded her/
The New Leader
$100,000 settlement, a record! ate .
in those -days. Since then the/ OF
sum. for ‘Belli -verdicts has UAN NG
reached - $675,000, ‘given one : ; ey : _
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