Trial Lawyer National Portrait Gallery
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We are saddened by the news of Mr. Levin’s passing, and extend our deepest sympathies to his friends and family.

"An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law." - MLK

Lincoln Remembers An attorney and statesman revered for his distinctive human qualities, his fierce adherence to democracy, his battle to protect the Union and the emancipation of slaves.

Percy Foreman (1902 - 1988) Percy Foreman represented a number of notable figures throughout his career, from Mafiosos to Jack Ruby, the man who shot John F. Kennedy's assassin.

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul and constitutionalist. His influence upon the history of European law exceeds that of any other prose writer in any language.

Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870 - 1938) Considered one of the most outstanding common law jurists of the twentieth century, he served as Chief Justice of the New York State Court of Appeals and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Amistad In 1839, Portuguese slavers abducted a large group of Africans from Sierra Leone and shipped them to Havana, Cuba, in violation of all treaties then in existence.

In the 1980’s, Greg represented a wife and mother in a Title VII and invasion of privacy case that involved numerous first impression issues in both the State of Alabama and the 11th Circuit. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the award recognizing in this significant case that sexual harassment should be a protected right under Title VII.

While Lincoln is best known for the Emancipation Proclamation during his presidency, he handled only two cases involving slavery in his career. In the first, Bryant v. Matson, he represented a slave owner against a family of freed slaves who had settled in slavery-free Illinois. The free soil doctrine prevailed, and the slave family was determined to be free. During the second case, Bailey v. Cromwell, he came down on the same side as the free soil doctrine. The case focused on the assertion that a promissory note for the sale of a slave was null and void because Illinois was part of the Northwestern Territory, which prohibited slavery.

Bobby’s freedom, unconventionality, and unpredictability, however, caused conflictual relationships with officials such as Hoover and Johnson. But this freedom and persistence paved the way to his role as administrative voice for human rights and the Civil Rights Movement. Bobby persisted on an independent agenda and his eventual movement into racial politics transformed his life and purpose.

In this episode executive director Trevor Goring reflects on Lincolns leadership style and comments on his approach to be a president. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vcJ0h8WTMQ&t=3s

The 35th President, JFK was one of the country's most popular presidents in recent history. Kennedy spoke on the issue of civil rights: [t]he denial of constitutional rights to some of our fellow Americans on account of race--at the ballot box and elsewhere--disturbs the national conscience.