The Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum presents an evening of living history with Gerry Spence, Wyoming’s renegade lawyer, on Thursday, June 28. The program is held at the Jackson Hole High School Auditorium, High School Road, beginning at 6:30 p.m. with appetizers and beverages prepared and served by the high school’s culinary arts department. The talk commences at 7:00 p.m.
Gerry Spence is a Wyoming native, graduating cum laude from the University of Wyoming Law School in 1952. Well-known across the country as a highly-successful lawyer, Spence has spent his lifetime representing the poor, the injured, the forgotten and the damned against what he calls “the new slave master,” a combination of mammoth corporations and gargantuan government. He has tried and won many nationally known cases, including the Karen Silkwood case, the defense of Randy Weaver at Ruby Ridge, the defense of Imelda Marcos, the case against “Penthouse Magazine” for Miss Wyoming and the murder defenses of Ed Cantrell and Sandy Jones. He has had more multi-million dollar verdicts without an intervening loss than any lawyer in America.
Spence is the founder of the nationally acclaimed Trial Lawyers College, which established a revolutionary method for training lawyers for the people. He is the founder of Lawyers and Advocates for Wyoming, also a pro bono law firm representing the indigent. Spence has won numerous awards, written and published sixteen books, including best-seller, How to Argue and Win Every Time. He has frequently appeared on television, and served as legal consultant for NBC television covering the O.J. Simpson trial.
Spence lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with his wife of forty years, Imaging. They have six children and thirteen grandchildren.
Tickets are $5 for members of the Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum, and $15 for non-members. Tickets may be purchased before the event at the Museum, 225 N. Cache or at Valley Bookstore. Memberships and tickets are available at the door.
The program is made possible by the generosity of Jackson Hole High School, Nikai Asian Grill and Sushi Bar, Valley Bookstore, and McDonalds of Jackson Hole. All proceeds from the evening benefit the mission of the Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum, “Preserving and sharing the heritage of Jackson Hole.” Contact Liz Jacobson, at 733-2414 x 202 for more information. www.jacksonholehistory.org