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Law Practice,
Civil Litigation,
Appellate Practice

Dec. 22, 2022

Attorney pays out of pocket to end lawyer v lawyer dispute

Nicholas C. Rowley of Trial Lawyers for Justice said his firm cut a check for $250,000 to “bridge the gap” that was preventing the case involving famed lawyer Gerry Spence and others from settling.

Attorney pays out of pocket to end lawyer v lawyer dispute
Nicholas C. Rowley of Trial Lawyers for Justice

It’s rare that an attorney offers to help settle a case with his own money — even more so when that attorney says he owes his marriage to the man at the center of the dispute.

Parties gathered on the morning of Oct. 12 in a federal courthouse in Casper, Wyoming for trial over the Trial Lawyers College. Since 1994, attorneys had gathered for days at a time to learn from legendary trial attorney Gerry Spence, known for representing famous cli...

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