Interview with Gerry Spence and Jerry Ringler

Gerry Spence,

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Gerry Spence is a legendary trial lawyer who has been practicing law since 1952 and has never lost a criminal case. Spence is known for going after systems of power that victimize innocent Americans. He remains famous for his defense of Karen Silkwood, Randy Weaver, and Imelda Marcos, among many others. He lives in Wyoming – where he founded the Trial Lawyers College – with his wife, Imaging. Police State is his seventeenth book.

Jerry Ringler, Partner, Ringler Kearney Alvarez LLP

Ringler’s firm currently represents about approximately a dozen people involved in the Metrolink crash. At lest four of the cases involve claims by families of people killed in the accident. The others are people who sustained serious, in some cases catastrophic, injuries. “We have a number of clients—but I still believe the vast majority of the individuals who have been harmed have yet to actually select counsel,” says Ringler.

For those who may have a substantial claim and not yet stepped forward, the clock is ticking and ticking loudly. “Some of the victims may know about the statute and some may not,” says Ringler. According to California laws, claimants have only 6 months from the date of the railway disaster to let their intentions be known to the courts. “It has been only 2 to 3 months since the accident,” says Ringler. “Traditionally many people don’t hire a lawyer for a year after a tragedy, but in this case it is important that everyone make a decision within six months because the statute is running.”

Steve Murphy, Executive Producer & Host