Craig Spangenberg
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February 18, 1914
Craig Spangenberg | |
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 Spangenberg in a photo provided by his law firm, Spangenberg Shibley & Liber | |
| Born | Charles Craig Spangenberg February 18, 1914 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 17, 1998 (aged 84) Chagrin Falls, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth J. Flansburg; Helen J. Schnierer |
| Relatives | George Spangenberg (brother); Annie Duke (granddaughter) |
Craig Spangenberg (February 18, 1914 – March 17, 1998) was an American nationally renowned trial attorney who founded the law firm now known as Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
Craig Spangenberg earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan in the 1930s.[1] The University of Michigan Law School awards the Craig Spangenberg Oral Advocacy Award in recognition of his trial advocacy legacy.[2]
Craig was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1938. In 1946 Craig Spangenberg became a founding member of the Harrison Thomas, Spangenberg and Hull law firm now known as Spangenberg, Shibley and Liber.[1][3]
Legal practice
Spangenberg specialized in personal injury litigation. Spangenberg gained national recognition for his firm by stepping forward to represent Canadian children injured by the birth-defect-causing morning sickness medication Thalidomide.[1][3][4] He was appointed Canadian Queen's Counsel by Queen Elizabeth II as a result of this work.[1]
Spangenberg served as the dean of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers in 1962.[5]
Craig Spangenberg founded and served as the first president of the International Society of Barristers.[6] Established in 1965, the ISOB is an honor society of outstanding trial lawyers chosen by their peers on the basis of excellence and integrity in advocacy. The distinguished Society seeks to preserve trial by jury, the adversary system, and independence of the judiciary. With a limited membership, the Society has Fellows from every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and from Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, and Mexico, with the great majority from the United States.[7]
Family
Craig Spangenberg was born in Yonkers, N.Y. to Albert F. Spangenberg and Beatrice (Jenkins) Spangenberg.[1]
Craig Spangenberg married Elizabeth Jane Flansburg on 19 Nov 1937. They had two children Rhoda Ann Spangenberg b. 12 Dec 1939 and Thomas Craig Spangenberg b. 1 Jun 1942. They subsequently divorced. He married Helen J. Schnierer on 11 Dec 1947, and together they had two children: Lynne b. 12 May 1951 and Scott .[1] Spangenberg died in Lyndhurst, OH and is buried at the Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls, OH.[1] His granddaughter is former World Series of Poker champion Annie Duke.[8]
