The following is reprinted with permission from The Astorian. It was written by Edward Stratton and first published on Feb 3, 2021. Thane Tienson, a prominent environmental, fisheries and human rights attorney from Astoria, died from a heart attack on Jan. 28. He was 74. Tienson is survived by his brother, John; son, Erik; daughter, […]
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In Memoriam: Claude Cazzulino, Longtime NLG-Los Angeles Member
Claude Cazzulino, a resident of Pasadena for more than 33 years, passed away on February 26, 2021 during his daily neighborhood walk with the family’s standard poodles, Spoon and Vito. He was 66 years old. Claude was born in Queens, New York, the oldest son of Joseph and Clara Cazzulino, and grew up in Lloyd […]
In Memoriam: Martin “Marty” Kantrovitz, NLG-Massachusetts
Martin “Marty” Kantrovitz, age 79, passed away September 27, 2020 in Naples, Florida. He was born January 28, 1941, the second child of Gabriel and Vera Kantrovitz. Marty grew up in a Jewish section of Mattapan and went on to attend Roxbury Memorial, Northeastern University and later Boston University, where he studied law. He went […]
Remembering Beloved NLG Member, Karen Weill
by Larry Hildes, longtime NLG member from Bellingham, WA On the early morning of March 10, I lost my wife, my work partner, my political comrade, my partner in a hundred ways I can name and at least as many that there are no words for. We were married just short of 20 years and […]
In Memoriam: Jeffrey (Jeff) Goldstein
Jeffrey Goldstein (August 17, 1944 – August 28, 2020)—a dedicated and tenacious attorney, civil rights advocate, judge, father, husband, brother, and friend to so many—passed away peacefully following surgery, with his wife and daughters at his side. With the support of dedicated doctors, nurses, and caregivers at Kaiser Permanente and St. Joseph Hospital, he had […]
In Memoriam: Henry (Hank) di Suvero, Past NLG President and People’s College of Law Founder
by Franklin Siegel, NLG-NYC Henry (Hank) di Suvero, a peripatetic activist lawyer who served as national President of the NLG from 1977 to 1979, died on July 3, 2020 in New South Wales, Australia, where he was a law professor and practitioner for the last three decades. Hank was a lawyer in New York and […]
In Memoriam: Bob Wollheim (1948-2019)
by Steven Goldberg and Larry Kleinman, NLG-Portland Our friend, comrade, and long-time Portland Guild Member Bob Wollheim died on September 21, 2019. He’s survived by his three sons, a wonderful grandson, countless friends and colleagues, and a legacy of doing amazing work. Bob grew up on the south side of Chicago and came to Oregon […]