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Martin King is a partner and a member of the Commercial Disputes practice group, undertaking a wide range of commercial litigation, international arbitration and complex dispute resolution, often with international aspects, in a variety of industries including: sport, technology, media, life sciences, consumer and luxury products, gambling ...
Jan 9, 2024 · A week before Martin Luther King Jr. would have turned 95, King’s personal attorney, advisor, draft speech writer, and friend Clarence B. Jones celebrated his own birthday.
Clarence Benjamin Jones (born January 8, 1931) is an American lawyer and the former personal counsel, advisor, draft speech writer and close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. He is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
Stanley David Levison (May 2, 1912 – September 12, 1979) was an American businessman and lawyer who became a lifelong activist in socialist causes. He is best known as an advisor to and close friend of Martin Luther King Jr., for whom he helped write speeches, raise funds, and organize events.
Jan 17, 2022 · Included in the group was Clarence Jones, who served as King’s lawyer, speechwriter and adviser. Lawyers like Jones played an unromantic but vital role in the Civil Rights movement.
Jan 23, 2015 · Symposium speakers share experiences defending civil rights leader, fighting Jim Crow. CHICAGO --- Martin Luther King Jr. had more than 60 lawyers in his short career, referring to himself at one point as a “notorious litigant and frequenter of jails.”. Fewer than 15 of King’s lawyers are alive today, yet five of them came together at an ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
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