Children, as persons, are entitled to the greatest respect. Children are given to us as free-flying souls, but then we clip their wings like we domesticate the wild mallard. Children should become the role-models for us, their parents, for they are coated with the spirit from which they came- out of the ether, clean, innocent, brimming with the delight of life, aware of the beauty of the simplest thing; a snail, a bud....

The University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in May 1990. 5 million verdicts for emotional and punitive damages for his quadriplegic client after a major insurance company refused to pay on the $50000 policy. "


Partial bibliography
Gerry Spence is the author of more than a dozen books including:
Gunning for Justice (Doubleday 1982)
Of Murder and Madness (Doubleday 1983)
Trial By Fire (William Morrow 1986) ISBN 0-688-06075-7
With Justice for None (Times Books 1989)
From Freedom to Slavery: The Rebirth of Tyranny in America (St.

Spence states that he "has never lost a criminal case either as a prosecutor or a defense attorney. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame.