Detroit News reports
Henry Baskin was the kind of attorney who would fight for his clients in the courtroom and maintain lifelong friendships with the opposing counsel outside of it.
“He was a brilliant lawyer. He was always prepared. And he would go to the ends of the world to advocate for his client,” said family law attorney Edward Gold. “We could fight like cats and dogs when we had a case. But when it was over, we were still friends.”
Mr. Baskin, a lawyer, legal activist and television personality known for representing Motown icons, pioneering entertainment and media law practice in Michigan, and working to make complicated legal topics accessible to the public, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in his Bloomfield Hills home. He was 88.
Mr. Baskin died peacefully in his sleep with his son, Marc Baskin, and his daughter, Dana Baskin-Coffman, at his side, said his son. Mr. Baskin had a heart attack in September, Baskin said.
