Lenny Bruce’s Lawyer Mounts Quixotic Defense of Chevron Foe

Attorney Martin Garbus has fought for the likes of Mandela and Ellsberg. Now he’s in a battle to keep Steven Donziger out of jail.

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In his six decades as a crusading lawyer for free speech, Martin Garbus has represented Lenny Bruce, Daniel Ellsberg and Nelson Mandela. So why, at 86, is he waging a quixotic battle for a disbarred attorney charged with a misdemeanor?

His answer: “There’s never been a case like this.”