Advocate/lawyer Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a prominent Sri Lankan anti-government journalist[1][2] who was shot dead on January 2009[3][1].

Was a prominent Sri Lankan anti-government journalist[1][2] who was shot dead on January 2009[3][1]. He was known for taking "governments of all hues to task"[4], was a "virulent critic of the Mahinda Rajapaksa government"[5], and had been "locked in a legal battle with the president's brother, defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa"[3], who was seeking a military solution to the Tamil insurgency[6].

Was born on 2 November 1914 in Alwar, Rajasthan as the eldest son of Late Shri Rewati Raman Acharya

Was born on 2 November 1914 in Alwar, Rajasthan as the eldest son of Late Shri Rewati Raman Acharya who was a revenue minister in the princely state of Alwar and later on quit his high profile position due to the British leaning of the King and joined the Indian National Congress.In 1940 he was declared the main culprit of famous Agra Conspiracy Case and was sentenced to 14 years rigorous imprisonment lodged in Mathura Jail under most inhuman conditions. Tyranny of Britishers never cooled down his the fighting spirit. After independence he became the minister in the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet of Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant who assigned him the task of Construction of Road network in Kumaon Hills as PWD Minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh. Many high profile development activities in the department of Irrigation, Agriculture, Education & Finance were carried under his administrative genius as minister of the State. Open air Jail was also an innovative concept introduced by Mr. Acharya as Jail Minister in the ministry headed by Dr. Sampooranand as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Lawyer and judge, since October 17, 1998 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Poland.

Lawyer and judge, since October 17, 1998 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Poland.

Was a Polish-Jewish lawyer, an activist of the Bund and between November 1944 and January 1945 the d

Was a Polish-Jewish lawyer, an activist of the Bund and between November 1944 and January 1945 the director (prezes) and vice-chairman of the Council to Aid Jews "Zegota".After the outbreak of World War II with the Nazi invasion of Poland, the Soviet Union also invaded Poland on September 17, as part of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union. Feiner was caught in the Soviet part of occupied Poland, was arrested by the NKVD and spent several months in a Soviet prison in Lida, near Wilno.[2] Despite the fact that before the war on several occasions he had defended Polish Communists in court as an attorney, and that he had belonged to a socialist organization (the Bund), the Soviets authorities charged him with being a "fascist" and a "counter revolutionary"[2] After the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union Feiner managed to escape after the Soviets fled Lida in 1941, and made his way to Nazi occupied Warsaw.

Was a Polish scientist, diplomat, art historian and politician. A professor of Roman law and one-tim

Was a Polish scientist, diplomat, art historian and politician. A professor of Roman law and one-time rector of the Lwów University (1928-1929), he devoted most of his life to political career in his hometown of Lwów (modern Lviv, Ukraine), initially in Austria-Hungary and then in Poland.

Was a Polish noble (szlachcic), political and economic activist.He was member of "National movement"

Was a Polish noble (szlachcic), political and economic activist.He was member of "National movement" circles and hold contacts with the "Hotel Lambert". He became member of the National Sejm in Galicia, member of the Austrian Council of the State and member of the Herrenhaus in 1861. In 1863 he didn't participate in the January Uprising but spent money for it. From 1861 until 1875 he served as Sejm Marshal. In 1875 he retired from political life.

Was a Filipino politician who served in the Philippine Senate for four decades, and as a delegate of

Was a Filipino politician who served in the Philippine Senate for four decades, and as a delegate of his country to the United Nations. He was noted for having engaged in a debate with Nikita Khrushchev at the United Nations General Assembly that provoked the Soviet Union Premier to famously bang his shoe on a desk.

Was a French lawyer, civil servant, linguist and reformer in the 16th century. He desired to free Fr

Was a French lawyer, civil servant, linguist and reformer in the 16th century. He desired to free France from the power of the pope. He accused the divinity professors of Sorbonne of heresy and was burned at the stake[1] on April 16, 1529[2]. All his original works are lost, only a few of his Erasmus translations remain[1].

Is a lawyer and professor of Law. In his own words, he was like Molière's character who didn't real

Is a lawyer and professor of Law. In his own words, he was like Molière's character who didn't realize that he spoke in prose - despite an early exposure to Law and Economics: It wasn't until he came to teach in 2004 at the Faculté Libre de Droit d'Economie et de Gestion in Paris that he became formally aware of the need to approach the two disciplines together.

Was a French lawyer, translator and writer. He was born and died in Paris.

Was a French lawyer, translator and writer. He was born and died in Paris.

Was a prominent French financial lawyer, politician, and member of the Académie française. Barboux

Was a prominent French financial lawyer, politician, and member of the Académie française. Barboux was the lawyer for Sarah Bernhardt in her 1880 breach-of-contract suit against the Comédie-Française, and famously represented canal developer Ferdinand de Lesseps in the court trials of the financial Panama scandals beginning in 1892.

Was a French lawyer and politician, and chief of Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré's office. He serve

Was a French lawyer and politician, and chief of Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré's office. He served as High Commissioner for the Navy in the provisional governments at Algiers and Paris, Minister of State for Muslim Affairs (1945), Minister of Marine (Navy)) (1947), Minister of Veterans and War Victims (1949), Minister of Overseas France (1951-52 and 1953-54).

Is a Filipino jurist. He was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines by

Is a Filipino jurist. He was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on April 2, 2009,[1] and was sworn into office the following day. He was a member of the Court of Appeals at the time of his appointment.