Willie E. Gary

Biography

Willie E. Gary (born July 12, 1947) is an American trial lawyer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who won multi-million-dollar verdicts against some of the largest corporations in the United States. Gary and his wife Gloria established Martin County's first Black law firm at the age of 27, presently known as, Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson, Gary & Gillespie, P.L.L.C. Gary’s career includes landmark cases such as the 1995 Loewen Group funeral-home lawsuit, which resulted in a US $500 million jury verdict, and a 2000 case against The Walt Disney Company that led to a US $240 million award for misappropriation of a sports-complex concept. Gary was portrayed by actor Jamie Foxx in the 2023 film The Burial.

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