Life
Gary has won over 150 multi million dollar suits, including a $500 million award granted to one of his clients in Mississippi.
Gary owns two private jets, named the Wings of Justice and the Wings of Justice II, along with several cars, including two Rolls Royces. A lawsuit is pending in Manhattan federal district court by General Electric Capital against Gary and his firm over the default of a finance loan on one of the planes.
His main residence is in Sewall's Point, Florida overlooking the St. Lucie River.
Gary has appeared on Oprah and gives public speeches. Forbes Magazine has listed him as one of the top 50 attorneys in the United States, and Ebony Magazine declared him one of the "100 Most Influential African Americans."
In 1999 he founded the Black Family Channel.
Recently, he was seeking legal fees equal to $22,000 per hour in connection with litigation against Motorola. A judge in Broward County, Florida has set the fee plus costs for the case at $22.9 million, the equivalent of about $1,050 per hour for Gary and his firm.
In October 2012 a federal judge ordered Gary's firm to pay a litigation finance company $12.5 million.
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