Henry Miller (February 18, 1931 – April 16, 2020)[1] was an American lawyer and jurist. He was a past president of the New York Bar Association,[1][2][3] and the author of several books and articles on trial advocacy; he was known as an expert in trial lawyering.[4][5][6]
Miller was born in Brooklyn, the son of Henry A. and Anne Withers Miller, on February 18, 1931.[1]
He attended St. John's College (class of 1952) and St. John's Law School (class of 1959).[1][6]
Miller was the senior partner of the law firm of Clark, Gagliardi & Miller, P.C.,[1] where he practiced trial work starting in 1966.[5] He was president of the Westchester Bar Association and the New York Bar Association,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] the largest voluntary bar association in the United States.[8] He received many awards, including the lifetime achievement award from New York State Trial Lawyers Association in 2015.[9]
Miller was rated by other lawyers as one of the top two trial attorneys in the Westchester County, New York, area.[7][10] Among his notable cases was In re Joint Eastern & Southern Dist. Asbestos Litigation.[11][12] He testified in favor of the Health Protection Act of 1987.[8]
In 2010, Miller wrote and performed in All Too Human, a one man play about Clarence Darrow that toured in New York and New Jersey.[13][14]
Miller was married to Helena McCarty Miller; they had five children and ten grandchildren.[1]
He died on April 16, 2020, in Mamaroneck, New York, from the effects of COVID-19,[1][4]