Joe was a (living legend‘): Longtime criminal defense attorney Joe Friedberg dies at 87

Friedberg was involved in some of the most high-profile court cases in Minnesota in the last half century, including the Minnesota Vikings boat-party sex scandal and the U.S. Senate recount between Al Franken and Norm Coleman.

In the 2009 U.S. Senate recount, Friedberg argued strongly on MPR News that judges should overturn a ruling against Coleman.

“I’ll do it without guile or sophistication and I’ll tell you, frankly, I submit that you’re wrong,” Friedberg told judges overseeing the appeal.

Valentini called Freidberg a mentor, and said he was a “Godfather” of defense attorneys.

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