‘So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance!’

Against the odds, David Gerger and Tom Melsheimer separately won acquittals for their clients in two of the nation’s most high-profile white-collar trials of 2022.

The two renowned trial lawyers, who’ve known each other since attending the University of Texas School of Law together in the 1980s, discussed last year’s big wins and shared a few courtroom pointers during a panel discussion at Southern Methodist University titled, appropriately, “Bad Case/Good Outcome: Defending (and Winning) When the Government Comes for Your Client.” (For this story, some quotes from the 75-minute session were edited for brevity and clarity.)