Trial Lawyers Who Shaped History: Legends of the Courtroom (Hybrid)
Virtual Course | To register, please call us at: 305-919-5900.
This class is offered in a hybrid format—attend in person at BBC or watch from anywhere in the world.
Step into the world of courtroom drama and explore the lives of history’s most legendary trial lawyers! In this four-week course, OLLI Favorite Stephen Singer will dive deep into the careers of Abraham Lincoln, Clarence Darrow, F. Lee Bailey, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg—each of whom reshaped the legal landscape with their groundbreaking cases. Discover the passion, strategy, and determination that drove them to become icons of justice. This course is not just about law; it is about the human stories behind the most unforgettable trials in history.
Stephen Singer
Stephen Singer is a retired Criminal Defense Attorney who practiced law in New York City for over forty years. Prior to that he was a Special Agent in the U.S. Treasury Department, Organized Crime Section, and before that, a Case Worker in the New York City Dept. of Welfare. He was also a freelance writer for Newsday Newspaper in New York, taught at St. John's University and more.