Tor Erling Staff | |
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 Staff (left) with Øystein Meier Johannessen | |
| Born | 22 February 1933 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 22 July 2018 (aged 85) Oslo, Norway |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Tor Erling Staff (22 February 1933 – 22 July 2018) was a Norwegian criminal defense lawyer. He was particularly known for taking controversial cases.
Staff was born in Oslo. As a student he chaired the Norwegian Students' Society in Oslo in the spring of 1956, graduating with the cand.jur. degree in 1958. He started working for barrister Olaf Trampe Kindt and for stipendiary magistrate Christian Bernt Apenes. He continued his studies in the United States. From 1967 he worked as a lawyer in Oslo and at the Supreme Court.[1][2]
- ^ Sørheim, Ingjald Ørbeck. "Tor Erling Staff". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Tor Erling Staff". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 January 2013.