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Obituaries

Aug. 17, 2011

Bernie L. Segal

1930-2011


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Bernie L. Segal, prominent trial attorney and co-director of Golden Gate University's Litigation Center, has died.


Segal, who had been struggling with health problems, died Friday from complications of pneumonia at his home in Tiburon, Calif., said Drucilla Ramey, dean of GGU's School of Law.


Segal may be most remembered for defending Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald in the infamous "Green...

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