Lawrence O'Donnell, questioning a former Capitol police officer. Mr. O'Donnell, a former officer himself, was defending three officers facing discharge for trying to solicit funds to help gain passage of legislation backing a pay raise for the officers.
(Jack O'Connell/globe staff/file 1964)
Lawrence O'Donnell; lawyer won wrongful death case; 87
Lawrence O'Donnell, questioning a former Capitol police officer. Mr. O'Donnell, a former officer himself, was defending three officers facing discharge for trying to solicit funds to help gain passage of legislation backing a pay raise for the officers.
(Jack O'Connell/globe staff/file 1964)
Lawrence F. O'Donnell liked tough cases. He was the lawyer for three Brinks robbery defendants and represented other people because their personal stories resonated with an Irish Catholic guy who grew up poor in Jamaica Plain. Some clients, though, simply appealed to his appetite for a good challenge. (Full article: 1088 words)
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