Melvin Belli

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Melvin Belli was a prominent American trial lawyer, nicknamed the "King of Torts," known for his flamboyant courtroom style and high-profile cases.

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instanceOf human ⓘ
television personality ⓘ
trial lawyer ⓘ
appearedIn Star Trek: The Original Series ⓘ
birthDate 1907-07-29 ⓘ
birthPlace Sonora, California, United States ⓘ
linked to: Sonora, California
burialPlace Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, California, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1996-07-09 ⓘ
deathPlace San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ
educatedAt Boalt Hall School of Law ⓘ
University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
fieldOfWork personal injury law ⓘ
tort law ⓘ
founded Belli, Ashe & Chaikin law firm ⓘ
genre legal non-fiction ⓘ
hasChild Caesar Belli ⓘ
Melvin Caesar Belli ⓘ
linked to: Melvin Mouron Belli

several other children ⓘ
knownFor flamboyant courtroom style ⓘ
high-profile civil cases ⓘ
innovative use of demonstrative evidence ⓘ
legalSpecialty personal injury litigation ⓘ
product liability ⓘ
tort litigation ⓘ
name Melvin Mouron Belli ⓘ
nickname King of Torts ⓘ
notableCase defense of Jack Ruby for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald ⓘ
landmark tort cases expanding damages awards ⓘ
personal injury suits against major corporations ⓘ
notableWork Modern Trials ⓘ
Ready for the Plaintiff ⓘ
The Law Revolution ⓘ
numberOfMarriages 6 ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
legal commentator ⓘ
trial attorney ⓘ
portrayed Gorgan in Star Trek: The Original Series episode "And the Children Shall Lead" ⓘ
positionHeld president of the American Trial Lawyers Association ⓘ
president of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers ⓘ
representedClient Betty Ford ⓘ
Brooke Shields ⓘ
Cheryl Crane ⓘ
Errol Flynn ⓘ
Jack Ruby ⓘ
Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker ⓘ
Lana Turner ⓘ
Mae West ⓘ
Mickey Cohen ⓘ
Muhammad Ali ⓘ
The Rolling Stones ⓘ
Tony Curtis ⓘ
Zsa Zsa Gabor ⓘ
victims of product liability cases ⓘ
victims of the 1964 Alaskan earthquake ⓘ
spouse Betty Belli ⓘ
Joyce Belli ⓘ
Lia Belli ⓘ
Nancy Ho Belli ⓘ
workLocation San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ

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