Colleagues Search For Meaning Following Christmas Day Murder-Suicide Of Attorney

Mental health of attorneys is under scrutiny following the recent, awful events.

onDecember 29, 2020 at 12:19 PMDecember 29, 2020 at 10:19 AM

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I’m in the dark as much as the next person. It’s devastating. It’s horrible. [John Liquori] was a good friend and an even better colleague… We all know the stressers we are under as attorneys. It’s important to communicate how we feel.

That’s the only one benefit that can come from this — that maybe people won’t be afraid to talk about how they feel.”

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From Pilot and Above The Law

— Attorney David Kelly of Spellman, Kelly & Fanous who worked on cases against John Liquori for 20 years, tells Law.com his reaction to Liquori’s death. According to reports, Liquori murdered his wife, 55-year-old wife Cindy, on Christmas Day before killing himself. Solo practitioner Mary Bergamini said Liquori “was feeling concerned about some cases coming up in January,” and “seemed very anxious.”