Jerry Giesler, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jerry Giesler

American lawyer

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1886

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1962

Profession: lawyer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Jerry Giesler

  • Harold Lee Giesler, known professionally as Jerry Giesler (November 2, 1886 – January 1, 1962) was an American trial attorney. Giesler was the defense attorney of record for many of the highest-profile litigations, both criminal and civil, in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century.
  • He represented Clarence Darrow, Charles Chaplin, Alexander Pantages (three times), Errol Flynn, Busby Berkeley, Bugsy Siegel, and Marilyn Monroe, among many others.
  • His reputation for winning cases that appeared unwinnable was such that "Get me Giesler!" became a media epithet attached to any celebrity or prominent public figure facing serious criminal charges or an onerous civil dispute.Giesler served for a number of years on the board of governors of the State Bar of California, and as president of the Beverly Hills Bar Association.

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