Olson has argued more than a dozen cases before the high court. He is a close friend and ex-law partner of former independent counsel Kenneth Starr, and represented David Hale, a witness in the Whitewater land deal investigation headed by Starr. David Boies Al Gore's chief lawyer is known for his courtroom charm, inexpensive blue suits and the black sneakers he often wears to court.
Boies often works without notes and has been praised for a remarkable memory.
He once appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court without a scrap of paper in front of him. A Yale Law School graduate, Boies left a big New York firm to start his own litigation practice in suburban Armonk. Joseph P. Klock Jr. Lawyer for Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris, a Republican, and other members of the state elections board. Klock is a Democrat. E-mail this story to a friend.