Sam Heuer, 55, represented McDougal in Whitewater investigation
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McDougal attorney dies at 55 after battling cancer
LITTLE ROCK - Sam Heuer, a lawyer for the most colorful figure in the
years-long Whitewater investigation, died Saturday after fighting cancer for
four months. He was 55.
Heuer found himself in a national spotlight when he represented Jim
McDougal, founder of Whitewater Development Corp., in a federal court case
stemming from a special prosecutor's investigation of then-President Bill
Clinton's relationship with the company, McDougal and his wife.
"He said the same thing we all said after that was finally finished: 'It was
quite an experience,'" according to Jack Lassiter of Little Rock, a lawyer
who worked closely with Heuer on the Whitewater case. "We were tested as
attorneys, we felt like we did a good job for our clients, but none of us
wanted to do it again."
Heuer, a Batesville native, graduated from the University of Arkansas at
Fayetteville Law School in 1978. He served as a deputy prosecutor in
Washington County until he returned to his hometown and was elected to two
terms as prosecuting attorney.
For the past five years, he had been in private practice with the Coplin and
Heuer law firm in Little Rock. Law partner Barry Coplin said Heuer showed
his character after learning of his terminal diagnosis this fall.
"He chose not to undergo round after round of treatment and prolong the
agony for himself and his family," Coplin said. "He accepted his fate."
Lassiter said Heuer reveled in defending the underdog.
"He staunchly believed in the right of everyone to top-notch
representation," Lassiter said.
Heuer enjoyed his work, according to Lassiter.
"Sam liked to mix it up in the courtroom," Lassiter said. "Particularly when
the witness list looked like the crew of (a pirate ship). He enjoyed the
drama."
A funeral was held Monday at Little Rock, where Heuer was buried.
He is survived by five children and his wife, Max Heuer.
A service of the Associated Press(AP)
mavman
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Are we now going to hear this added to the list of those murdered by
the Clintons?