Famed trial lawyer F. Lee Bailey, whose clients included O.J. Simpson, dies at 87

By CNN Newsource

June 3, 2021 2:09 PM

Published June 3, 2021 2:54 PM

By Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN

F. Lee Bailey, a prominent and controversial defense attorney, died Thursday at age 87. His death was confirmed to CNN by Jennifer Sisson, a manager at Bailey’s consulting firm.

Bailey was best known for his participation in the successful defenses of high-profile clients, including O.J. Simpson.

“I lost a great one. F Lee Bailey you will be missed,” Simpson tweeted Thursday, along with a video of himself talking about the lawyer, who he described of “one of the great lawyers of our time.”

Bailey also successfully defended Army Capt. Ernest Medina against court martial charges related to the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War.

Sisson described Bailey as “a great man.”

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