A once-prominent class action lawyer who just began serving a two-year prison sentence for conspiring to pay kickbacks to plaintiffs in securities lawsuits, William Lerach, is seeking to enter a prison treatment program for alcoholism, according to court papers filed today.
"Lerach has suffered for years with severe alcoholism and faces the substantial possibility of relapse without the treatment offered," Lerach's defense attorney, John Keker, wrote in a motion asking Judge John Walter to recommend Lerach for a "residential drug abuse treatment program" at the Lompoc, Calif. prison where he is serving time.
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Class Action Lawyer Lerach Seeks Alcoholism Treatment
The New York Sun reports:
