▪ Attorney Represents Notorious Criminals JENNIFER FINER Jewish News Intern S Your gift to JNF will benefit you and yours. Your gift to the JNF indicates that your concern for Israel has been an integral part of your life, just as the JNF itself is woven into the life of Israel. You can continue to be a part of this rewarding process through a choice of JNF Giving programs, including the Charitable Remainder Trust. This plan provides you and other beneficiaries with fixed annuity payments for life or twenty years. The remainder is passed on to the Jewish National Fund at the end of the life or lives of the beneficiaries. What's more, you will enjoy substantial tax deduc- tions and, if you use appreciated assets, you will avoid capital gains tax" You can save as much as 60% ... as the value of trust assets is excluded from your taxable estate. All this from a gift that honors you, yours and Israel! For more information or to arrange an appointment, contact 18877 West Ten Mile Road Southfield, MI 48075 (313) 557-6644 *Subject to AMT limitation. call I'm interested in learning more about the JNF Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust. ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.800-562-PLAN NAME ■ ■ ■ ADDRESS CITY PHONE STATE ZIP ■ ( BEST TIME TO CALL I © Copyright JNF 1992 Come Home to Homecrest 5 piece set includes 4 stack chairs and 46" glass top table $ 5 49. 99 rr . Palm eac Patio Furniture homecresE, Novi 43236 Novi Town Center Grand River & Novi Road South of 1.96 347-4610 Waterford 7350 Highland Road (M-59) 7 Miles West of Telegraph near Oakland Pontiac Airport 666-2880 Hours: Mon., Thur., Fri. 10-9; Tues., Wed., Sat. 10-6; Sun. 11-4 22 FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1992 ome people have a lot of contempt for the clients Jewish at- torney Lawrence Kaluzny spends his time defending. Many are angered by con- fessed serial killer Leslie Williams. Mr. Kaluzny, 51, has often been asked how he can rep- resent criminals like Mr. Williams. "People have to under- stand Leslie Williams is not the first person to commit a horrible crime," Mr. Kaluz- ny said. "I am human and I can feel sorry for crime vic- tims, but I have to step back and say my role is to repre- sent my client. I am not there to judge them — that would be wrong and unfair to my client. Everyone is en- titled to the best representa- tion possible." Between 50-70 percent of Mr. Kaluzny's cases are court appointed, including the Williams case. The rest of his caseload comes from his private practice in Bingham Farms. There are many people who do not agree that a con- fessed killer is entitled to a strong defense, but Mr. Kaluzny says he has not received any negative feed- back or threats. "I hope people will under- stand I am going to vigor- ously defend my clients and they should also understand I can do it ethically," he said. Mr. Kaluzny speaks modestly about the notoriety the media attention has brought him because of the Leslie Williams case. There have been times when strangers approach him to talk about the case because they recognize him from television as Leslie Williams' attorney. Since his client's arrest in May, Mr. Kaluzny often receives 20-30 calls a day from the media, including UPI, "A Current Affair" and CNN, all asking him to discuss the Williams case. He readily agrees, but has declined an offer to write a book. "I'd be lying if I said I did not get a kick out of the no- toriety because I like seeing the reaction of my family, but I am still taking out the garbage," he said. Although Lesile Williams is the only serial killer Mr. Lawrence Kaluzny: Notorious clients. Kaluzny has seen charged in Oakland County, he has rep- resented some of the coun- t y ' s most notorious criminals including Steven Szeman, who pleaded guilty in 1990 to the rapes of 10 women, and Bruce Micheals, convicted in 1990 of kidnap ping and killing Wanda and Glen Tarr of Rochester Hills. "I do not keep track of statistics from my cases," he said. "I represent my clients and then whatever the ver- "I'd be lying if I said I did not get a kick out of the notoriety." Lawrence Kaluzny dict is, I move on. It is not a situation of calculating wins and losses." According to Mr. Kaluzny, being a court-appointed at- -- torney is not easy. "In many situations your client distrusts you because you are court- appointed. My attitude is, I treat their case the same as someone who comes into my office and hires me to represent them." Mr. Kaluzny had riot_ always planned on being an attorney. In fact, he received a degree in education from Wayne State University and went on to teach before go- ing to law school when he was 28. Once he graduated, Mr. Kaluzny was unsure about (- what he wanted to do, so he' went to work in the Oakland County prosecutor's office,