Larry Sokol

Friend from clerkship at the Oregon Supreme Court in 1971.

I hired Larry to consult on my first Wrongful Death case as a young lawyer. He said no I don't want to charge you, but I insisted saying I really wanted to rely on his advice and him to know I was serious, so he accepted. Long story short, after our agreement started, I walk into his office one day (oddly we were wearing matching clothes lol, a yellow shirt and khaki pants), his back to me, he's on the phone talking with a young family member who had just missed some sort of minor traffic...

I can scarcely believe that Larry is gone. I think we met in 1976 when I started in the Multnomah County District Attorneys office and he was providing formidable and stellar defenses of his clients. Our career paths intersected over many years, including recently when I had the privilege of mediating his cases. He was creative, funny, good humored, and a marvelous storyteller. He brightened every room with his hilarious observations of the world. Just going to his office was a fun...

Larry and I met in 1972 when i began defending insurance companies and he was a Plaintiff lawyer. He was having so much fun that I switched sides!!! There is not enough good that I can say about Larry. He began almost every meeting with his humor and finished the same way. All that knew him know about his laugh or some would say giggle. He was compassionate to fault and never chased the dollar only justice. He was truly one of the finest lawyers and people I have ever known. He loved his...

I learned a lot from Larry in the 1980s including how to soften up a settlement judge with a bag of bagels! and don't forget his trains!!!!

I always enjoyed seeing Larry at high holiday services. He remembered me from my litigation days. I looked forward to those moments when we could catch up and will miss seeing him. May his memory be a blessing.

The best "besty" since 1971. The world is less without you here, but the after life has gotten decidedly more interesting. See you.

Larry and I were friends for more than half a century, starting with our shared experience as clerks for the Oregon Court of Appeals . Larry was a great friend and a great lawyer. I will really miss him. Rest in peace, my friend.

It is hard to imagine a world without Larry Sokol. I had the great honor to work briefly with him and Bernie Jolles decades ago and have never forgotten the experience of working with lawyers dedicated to making the lives of unfortunate people better. Larry was also a great wit, to wit: I was mowing my lawn with no shirt on when Larry drove by and asked, "Did you file and Environmental Impact Statement to do that?". This is a great loss. RIP friend.