Ep. 16 Free Speech Profiles: Attorney Martin Garbus

Attorney Martin Garbus’ client list is a who’s who of the world’s
foremost artists, politicians, corporations, scientists, and
political dissidents.


In a career spanning a half century, he’s represented actors Sean
Connery and Al Pacino, authors Tom Brokaw and Nancy Reagan, and
even Nobel Prize winners Vaclav Havel and Andrei Sakharov.


Although Garbus holds a diverse practice, he is perhaps most
famous—and in some circles, infamous—for his work in First
Amendment law.


In today’s episode of “So to Speak,” we dive deep into some of
Martin Garbus’ most interesting—and sometimes scary—career
moments. His smuggling a list of political prisoners out of the
Soviet Union, his involvement with Daniel Ellsberg in releasing
the Pentagon Papers, and his defense of the mercurial comedian
Lenny Bruce are just some of the stories we will touch upon.


This is the inaugural episode in a series that will profile the
careers of some of the world’s most prominent free speech
advocates.


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