"I have spent more than 42 years as a defense trial lawyer appearing in many parts of the world and am still in active practice. I have been fortunate to secure a number of successes in jury trials and I can say unequivocally...the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ is so overwhelming that it compels acceptance by proof which leaves absolutely no room for doubt."
- Sir Lionel Luckhoo
(Kingstone, 2019, "101 Questions", Volume 3)
https://kingstonecomics.com/collections/apologetics/products/101-questions-volume-3
Guinness World Records
Most successful lawyer
Sir Lionel Luckhoo (b. 2 Mar 1914), senior partner of Luckhoo and Luckhoo of Georgetown, Guyana, succeeded in getting 245 successive murder-charge acquittals between 1940 and 1985.
Sir Luckhoo was born March 2, 1914 and died December 12, 1997.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Luckhoo (03/28/2021)
Attorney Lionel Luckhoo had his own law firm in Guyana and is listed in Guinness Book of World Records as never having lost a criminal case in the courts of London. Author, journalist and broadcaster, with academic training at Oxford University, he is recognized in international circles as statesman and ambassador (the only one ever to represent two countries simultaneously as ambassador; honored four times by the Queen of England, with two degrees of knighthood. President of Guyana’s Olympic Committee, four times mayor of Georgetown, and head of four trade unions.
http://www.thelawmaster.com/blog/?p=1217 (03/28/2021)
First hand recording of Sir Lionel Luckhoo giving a testimony:
http://paludavia.com/usual/Sir-Lionel-Luckhoo.mp3 (03/28/2021)
The recording above was taken in August 1983 at a meeting of the Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship International in Chattanooga, Tennessee:
This page is a work in progress, and so in continuing to study the life and words of Sir Luckhoo, here are some additional resources:
Please feel free to share any findings you may have in the comments. Thank you!
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