Eleanor Jackson Piel, Lawyer Who Fought Capital Convictions, Dies at 102 (New York Times)

New York Times, November 28, 2022

Eleanor Jackson Piel, Lawyer Who Fought Capital Convictions, Dies at 102

Among her many laurels is the Norman Redlich Capital Defense Distinguished Service Award from the New York City Bar Association’s Committee on Capital Punishment. Ms. Piel was a past chairwoman of the association’s Special Committee on Capital Representation, which rallied lawyers to take on capital cases.

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