The most formidable chains are forged from beliefs. Ah, beliefs! Beliefs tear out the eyes and leave us blind and groping in the dark. If I believe in one proposition, I have become locked behind the door of that belief, and all other doors to learning and freedom, although standing open and waiting for me to enter, are now closed to me. If I believe in one God, one religion, yes, if I believe in God at all, if I have closed my mind to magic, to spirit, to salvation, to the unknown dimension that exist in the firmament, I have plunged my mind into slavery. Test all beliefs. Distrust all beliefs.

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.