A tribute to George Bizos - A larger than life crusader of justice
Friday, September 25, 2020
It left my brother, Mike (his former client) heart-broken. I was similarly deeply saddened. He impacted on our lives in different ways.
Mike wrote me soon after he learnt of his passing, in his typical effortless prose: “My intimates are falling in quick succession. Beginning to feel like I am in the queue”.
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