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Litigation

Aug. 27, 2008

Richard T. 'Dick’ Sykes, 1924-2008

Fighter pilot shot down the toughest DUI cases.

Richard T. 'Dick' Sykes 1924-2008

By Noah Barron
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 2

      VAN NUYS - A well-known drunk driving defense lawyer and World War II veteran who lawyers say won jurors over with his folksy courtroom manner, John Wayne-esque charm and crafty trial skills has died. He was 84.
      Richard T. "Dick" Sykes, who die...

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