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William D. Zabel, High-Flying Lawyer and Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 89

William D. Zabel, High-Flying Lawyer and Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 89

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He brokered celebrity divorces and recovered billions for victims of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. But he was proudest of helping to legalize interracial marriage.

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