José Luis Russo passes away at age 67
José Luis Russo, a Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender, died on February 12, 2026. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, he played for clubs in Uruguay, Chile, Brazil and Colombia.…
Famous Dead Lawyers: Recent Lawyer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 3,000 obituaries of famous dead lawyers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Obituary: Jeffrey Evangelos, dead at age 73
Jeffrey Evangelos, an American politician from Maine, died on February 11, 2026. He was an unenrolled member of the Maine House of Representatives, serving four two-year terms between 2012 and…
Otto Šimko, died aged 101
Otto Šimko, a Slovak jurist and Holocaust survivor, died on February 11, 2026. Born in Topoľčany on June 1, 1924, to Artúr and Irena Šimko, he spent most of his…
Anne Gambrill dies at age 91
Anne Gambrill, a New Zealand lawyer and judge, died on February 10, 2026, aged 91. Born Anne Gertrude Shorland in Wellington in 1934, she was the first woman to sit…
Death of Genrikh Padva at age 94
Genrikh Padva, a Russian advocate, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Moscow on February 20, 1931, he graduated from the Moscow Law Institute in…
Tommy McMillan dead at age 81
Tommy McMillan, the Scottish footballer who played for Aberdeen and Falkirk, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Paisley on June 26, 1944, he played…
Vardan Khachatryan dead at age 66
Vardan Khachatryan, an Armenian politician, died on February 6, 2026. He was an Armenian former footballer who played as a defender and appeared for the Armenia national football team. Khachatryan…
Troy Poteete death at age 70
Troy Poteete, an American Cherokee politician and jurist, died on February 5, 2026, at age 70. Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on March 6, 1955, he served on the Cherokee Nation…
Cesare Ruperto passes away at age 100
Cesare Ruperto, an Italian judge, died on February 5, 2026, in Rome at the age of 100. He served as a member of Italy’s Constitutional Court from 1993 to 2002…
Death of Jeff Griffin at age 81
Jeff Griffin, an American businessman and politician who served as mayor of Reno, Nevada, from 1995 to 2002, died on February 5, 2026. During his tenure, he chaired the Criminal…
Death of Alan Trustman at age 95
Alan Trustman, an American screenwriter best known for The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt and They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, died on February 5, 2026, at age 95. Born in Brookline,…
Sandra Schultz Newman death at age 87
Sandra Schultz Newman, an American judge and former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, died on February 4, 2026, at age 87. Born Sandra Schultz on November 4, 1938, she…
Obituary: Nogueira de Brito, dead at age 88
José Luís Nogueira de Brito, a Portuguese politician and lawyer, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 88. A member of the CDS – People's Party, he served…
Corrado Carnevale dies at 95
Corrado Carnevale, an Italian jurist and judge who served as president of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in…
Lee Hamilton dies at 94
Lee Hamilton, an American politician and lawyer from Indiana, died on February 3, 2026. A Democrat, he represented Indiana’s 9th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965…
Chuck Sullivan, died aged 83
Chuck Sullivan, an American lawyer and sports executive who was vice president of the New England Patriots and owned the team's stadium, Foxboro Stadium, died on February 2, 2026. He…
Lucien Weiler has died at age 74
Lucien Weiler, a Luxembourgish politician and jurist, died on February 1, 2026, at the age of 74. He was a member of the Christian Social People's Party and served as…
Rafael Hui dies at 77
Rafael Hui, Hong Kong civil servant and former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong, died on February 1, 2026, at the age of 77. Hui served as a career…
Gustavo Sánchez Vásquez dies at age 62
Gustavo Sánchez Vásquez, a Mexican politician and lawyer, died on January 31, 2026. He was a member of the National Action Party (PAN) and served as municipal president of Mexicali,…
Georghios Pikis dies at age 87
Cypriot judge Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Robert W. death at age 78
American jurist Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Wolfgang Pfeifer died at age 90
Wolfgang Pfeifer died on January 30, 2026. He was a German footballer who played for Einheit Dresden, Dynamo Dresden and the East Germany national team. Wolfgang Pfeifer (3 July 1935…
Diógenes Quintero passed away at age 36
Colombian lawyer Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Kim Kyo-chang dead at age 89
South Korean lawyer Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Louis J. Ceci died at age 98
Louis J. Ceci, an American judge and justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1982 to 1993, died on January 27, 2026. He was 98. A lawyer, jurist and Republican…
Abdul Salam dies at 90
Afghan judge Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Barbara Aronstein dead at age 92
American legal scholar Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Obituary: Robert W., dead at age 92
American judge and politician Died on Monday January 19th 2026
David Young dies at 80
David Young, an English footballer who played for Charlton Athletic, Southend United and Newcastle United, died on January 18, 2026, aged 80. A central defender, he made 209 appearances in…
Death of David Annoussamy at age 98
Indian judge Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Leonard D. dies at age 83
American attorney Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Obituary: Arthur Tobin, dead at age 95
Arthur Tobin, an American politician and lawyer from Quincy, Massachusetts, died on January 16, 2026, at age 95. He served on the Quincy City Council and in the Massachusetts legislature…
Rafael Gvaladze, died aged 78
Azerbaijani judge Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Sir James passes away at age 77
English judge Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Jacoby & Meyers American attorney dead at age 83 death at age 83
Jacoby & Meyers, the American law firm founded by Leonard Jacoby and Stephen Meyers, died on January 12, 2026. Established in September 1972 as a partnership, the firm began in…
Death of Park Soon-yong at age 81
South Korean lawyer Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Obituary: Jean-Louis Duplat, dead at age 88
Belgian magistrate Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Robert K. dies at age 83
American trial attorney and novelist Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Seydou Madani dead at age 92
Senegalese jurist and politician Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Death of Albert Bourgi at age 90
French jurist Died on Friday January 9th 2026
William H. has died at age 90
American jurist and politician Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Death of Francesco Paolo at age 94
Italian jurist Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Gianpaolo Tosel died at age 85
Italian magistrate Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Julius Berman passes away at age 90
American rabbi and attorney Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Carolyn R. died at age 96
American jurist Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Death of Rhoda Billings at age 88
American lawyer and justice Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Joseph Hartzler death at age 75
American lawyer Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Pedro Camus death at age 70
Pedro Camus, a Spanish footballer and central defender who competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on December 29, 2025, at the age of 70. Pedro…
Khosrow Alikordi died at age 46
Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Hans Flock dead at age 85
Norwegian judge Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Robert Smellie, died aged 95
New Zealand High Court judge Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Death of Frank Craighill at age 86
Frank Craighill, an American sports agent and founding partner of the sports marketing firm ProServ, died on December 25, 2025, at the age of 86. ProServ was created in 1970…
Tomáš Vrána death at age 63
Czech lawyer and judicial officer Died on Wednesday December 24th 2025
David Young death at age 89
David Reginald Young, an American-British lawyer and academic, died on December 24, 2025, in Oxford, England, at the age of 89. He served as a Special Assistant at the National…
M. Ravi obituary: died at age 56
M. Ravi, a Singaporean human rights lawyer and activist, died on December 24, 2025, aged 56. Born Ravi Madasamy on April 9, 1969, in Singapore, he qualified and practised law…
Vivian Polania died at age 37
Colombian lawyer and social media influencer Died on Monday December 22nd 2025
María Victoria death at age 66
Colombian jurist Died on Sunday December 21st 2025
George C. passed away at age 97
American judge Died on Friday December 19th 2025
Mohamed Khadhar obituary: died at age 69
Kenyan jurist Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Ismail Ayob dead at age 83
South African anti-apartheid lawyer Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Tanko Muhammad, died aged 71
Nigerian jurist Died on Tuesday December 16th 2025
William J. dead at age 99
American judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Died on Monday December 15th 2025
Death of Alex R. at age 84
American jurist Died on Sunday December 14th 2025
Gerald Watt dead at age 86
Sir Gerald Watt, Antiguan politician and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, died on December 13, 2025, at the age of 86. He represented St. John's Rural East in…
Sandra Segal death at age 71
American jurist Died on Saturday December 13th 2025
Bernardo P., died aged 93
Filipino jurist Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Thomas E. died at age 74
American politician and judge Died on Wednesday December 10th 2025
D. G. died at age 85
American lawyer and politician Died on Wednesday December 10th 2025
James H. died at age 84
American jurist Died on Wednesday December 10th 2025
Emile van passed away at age 86
Dutch constitutional lawyer and Africanist Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Robert B. has died at age 94
American trial attorney Died on Friday December 5th 2025
Marius van der Merwe obituary: died at age 40
Marius van der Merwe, a South African private security company owner and former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department official, died on December 5, 2025, after being shot. Also known as "Vlam"…
Swaraj Kaushal died at age 73
Indian lawyer and politician Died on Thursday December 4th 2025
Sam E. death at age 88
American jurist Died on Thursday December 4th 2025
Woo Po-shing dead at age 96
Hong Kong solicitor and politician Died on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Ena Collymore-Woodstock dead at age 108
Jamaican barrister and magistrate Died on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Rodica Stănoiu dies at 86
Romanian jurist and politician Died on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Assusete Magalhães dead at age 76
Brazilian magistrate Died on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Seo Dong-kown passes away at age 93
South Korean lawyer Died on Monday December 1st 2025
Donald Brockett death at age 89
American attorney Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Ludwig Minelli passes away at age 92
Swiss lawyer Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Manuel Miranda has died at age 66
American attorney and diplomat Died on Saturday November 29th 2025
Ingrid van death at age 94
German actress (Roses for the Prosecutor Died on Friday November 28th 2025
László Ábrahám dead at age 82
Hungarian lawyer Died on Friday November 28th 2025
Ábrahám László passes away at age 82
Hungarian lawyer Died on Thursday November 27th 2025
Death of José Afonso at age 100
Brazilian jurist Died on Wednesday November 26th 2025
J. J. passes away at age 87
Canadian judge and politician Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Death of Leonora van at age 99
South African judge Died on Saturday November 22nd 2025
Segun Awolowo dies at age 62
Nigerian lawyer Died on Thursday November 20th 2025
Newman A. obituary: died at age 95
American politician and attorney Died on Thursday November 20th 2025
Willis Whichard dead at age 85
American politician and jurist Died on Wednesday November 19th 2025
William Duffy death at age 91
American jurist Died on Wednesday November 19th 2025
Death of Andrew Kleinfeld at age 80
American jurist Died on Wednesday November 19th 2025
Yuri Tikhomirov, died aged 94
Russian jurist and scientist Died on Tuesday November 18th 2025
Robert A. died at age 78
American politician and jurist Died on Friday November 14th 2025
Death of Sriyanath Karalliyadde at age -1
Sri Lankan judge of the Court of Appeal (since 2020) Died on Thursday November 13th 2025
Georgy Tolstoy, died aged 98
Russian legal scholar Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Iftikhar Cheema died at age 86
Pakistani jurist and politician Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Paul Tagliabue passes away at age 84
American lawyer and Hall of Fame football administrator Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025