Remembering Guy Saperstein, co- founder of major law firm, co-owner of the Oakland Athletics

"Guy Terry Saperstein, 82, renowned civil rights attorney, environmental activist, and philanthropist, died on Oct. 28 in Seattle, with his family nearby. He passed away after watching 13 innings of the 18-inning Game 3 of the World Series, a fitting final moment for a longtime co-owner of the Oakland Athletics. Guy grew up in a low-income family in North Hollywood. The nephew of Abe Saperstein, founder of the Harlem Globetrotters, he served as their ball boy when the team visited Los Angeles."

"After graduating in 1961 from North Hollywood High School, Guy attended UC Berkeley and then the Boalt Hall School of Law. He became an anti-war activist during his years at UC Berkeley. After university graduation, he took a two-year fellowship representing migrant farmworkers in Colorado. Guy met his wife, Jeanine, in 1967, while picketing in Los Angeles for a demonstration he organized for the Welfare Rights Organization."

Guy Terry Saperstein, 82, was a civil rights attorney, environmental activist, and philanthropist. He grew up in North Hollywood and attended UC Berkeley and Boalt Hall, where he became an anti-war activist. He served a fellowship representing migrant farmworkers in Colorado. On March 2, 1972 he co-founded Farnsworth, Saperstein and Dennison, which grew to 165 employees and became the largest plaintiff civil rights law firm in American history. The firm prosecuted major employment discrimination class actions and False Claims Act cases against defense contractors. He was listed among The 100 Most Influential Attorneys in America for six years, retired at 51, and wrote three books.

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