HARTFORD, CONN.—Attorney Morton Katz, 99, recalls just one client assigned to him as a special public defender who made an issue of his age. Morton Katz, a 99-year-old attorney, works as a special public defender and says he has no plans to retire. “A typical St. Matthew 6:3 case,” Katz lamented. Katz also serves as a magistrate for small claims cases, does free legal work on civil cases for Statewide Legal Services and provides free legal assistance to veterans. “However, having been a public defender myself for 31 years and involved with public defence since that time, I know of no one remotely approaching that age who is still active as a public defender,” said Ernie Lewis, the group’s executive director.

Source: thestar October 01, 2018 00:33 UTC