Henry Miller (lawyer)

Henry Miller (February 18, 1931 – April 16, 2020){{cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/scarsdale-ny/henry-miller-9136844|work=Dignity Memorials|title=Obituary: Henry Miller|date=April 2020|accessdate=April 29, 2020}} was an American lawyer and jurist. He was a past president of the New York Bar Association,{{cite news|url=https://nysba.org/nysba-statement-on-the-passing-of-past-president-henry-miller/|work=NYSBA (New York State Bar Association)|title=NYSBA Statement on the Passing of Past President Henry Miller |first= Susan |last=DeSantis|date=April 20, 2020|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://midhudsonnews.com/2020/04/20/past-president-of-nys-bar-association-dead-after-battle-with-coronavirus/|work=Mid-Hudson Online|title=Past president of NYS Bar Association dead after battle with Coronavirus|date=April 20, 2020|accessdate=April 29, 2020}} and the author of several books and articles on trial advocacy; he was known as an expert in trial lawyering.{{cite news|url=https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2020/04/20/henry-miller-former-state-bar-president-and-trial-lawyer-of-the-old-school-dies-at-89-due-to-coronavirus/?slreturn=20200329131708|work=Law.com (New York Law Journal)|title=Henry Miller, Former State Bar President and 'Trial Lawyer of the Old School,' Dies at 89 Due to Coronavirus: Miller, widely known throughout New York state's bar as a gifted orator in front of juries and as a teacher of the art of trial lawyering, died April 16 at a rehabilitation center in Mamaroneck, New York.|first=Jason |last=Grant |date=April 20, 2020 |accessdate=April 29, 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://nysba.org/remembering-henry-miller-larger-than-life-trial-lawyer-past-nysba-president/|work=NYSBA (New York State Bar Association)|title=Remembering Henry Miller, "Larger Than Life" Trial Lawyer & Past NYSBA President|first=Christian |last=Nolan|date=April 22, 2020|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://law.pace.edu/news-and-events/news/message-dean-anderson-passing-henry-g-miller|work=Pace University|title=Message from Dean Anderson on the passing of Henry G. Miller|first=Horace|last=Morrison|date=April 23, 2020|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}

Early life and education

Miller was born in Brooklyn, the son of Henry A. and Anne Withers Miller, on February 18, 1931.

He attended St. John's College (class of 1952) and St. John's Law School (class of 1959).

Career

Miller was the senior partner of the law firm of Clark, Gagliardi & Miller, P.C., where he practiced trial work starting in 1966. He was president of the Westchester Bar Association and the New York Bar Association,{{cite web|url=https://wwbany.org/Presidents-Message|work=Westchester Women's Bar Association|title=President's Message|date= April 2020|first=Angela |last=Morcone Giannini|accessdate=April 29, 2020}} the largest voluntary bar association in the United States.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t2QCuHnRRdAC&q=%22henry+miller%22+%2B+%22bar+association%22&pg=PA102 |title=Health Protection Act of 1987: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 1272 and H.R. 1532 ... April 3, 1987|author=United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials. U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1987|page=102|accessdate=April 29, 2020}} He received many awards, including the lifetime achievement award from New York State Trial Lawyers Association in 2015.{{cite news|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/white-plains/2015/10/26/bar-association-mainstay-henry-miller-recognized/74583558/|work=LoHud (Lower Hudson valley)|title=Bar Association mainstay Henry Miller recognized|first=Richard |last=Liebson|date=October 26, 2015 |accessdate=April 29, 2020}}

Miller was rated by other lawyers as one of the top two trial attorneys in the Westchester County, New York, area.{{cite web|url=https://www.wvelaw.com/media/courtroom-theater|work=The Journal News|title=Courtroom Theater: When Drama Means Dollars: Judge says personality sets great attorneys apart|date=August 9, 1996|accessdate=April 29, 2020|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001121613/https://www.wvelaw.com/media/courtroom-theater|url-status=dead}} Among his notable cases was In re Joint Eastern & Southern Dist. Asbestos Litigation.In Re Joint Eastern & Southern Dist. Asbestos Litigation, 134 F.R.D. 32, 32-33 (E.D.N.Y. 1990).{{cite web|url=https://www.ravellaw.com/opinions/67e30ba4b6fe174a314145fe3ea9d8bd|work=Ravel Law Firm|title=In re Joint Eastern & Southern Dist. Asbestos Litigation|date=1990|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He testified in favor of the Health Protection Act of 1987.

In 2010, Miller wrote and performed in All Too Human, a one man play about Clarence Darrow that toured in New York and New Jersey.{{cite news|url=https://www.redbankgreen.com/2010/04/summing-up-mr-darrow-at-two-river/|work=Red bank Green|title=Summing Up Mr. Darrow, at Two River|first=Tom|last=Chesek|date=April 8, 2010|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/henry-millers-all-too-human-an-evening-with-claren_26180.html|work=Theatermania|title=Henry Miller's All Too Human: An Evening with Clarence Darrow to Play Two River Theatre Co.|first=Andy |last=Propst|date=March 29, 2010|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}

Personal life

Miller was married to Helena McCarty Miller; they had five children and ten grandchildren.

He died on April 16, 2020, in Mamaroneck, New York, from the effects of COVID-19,

References

External links

[https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/10601-ny-henry-miller-812446.html Henry Miller] at Avvo
[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/28/nyregion/lawyer-s-day-in-court-and-on-stage.html Article] (behind paywall) from the New York Times
[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=henry-miller&pid=196031102 Paid obituary] in the New York Times
[https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/experien13&div=42&id=&page= Review] of Miller's On Trial

Category:1931 births

Category:2020 deaths

Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)

Category:St. John's University (New York City) alumni

Category:St. John's University School of Law alumni

Category:21st-century American dramatists and playwrights

Category:Lawyers from Brooklyn