Fernand-Gustave-Gaston Labori (April 18, 1860 – March 14, 1917) was a French attorney. He was born in Reims and educated at the Faculty of Law of Paris.[1] In his professional life he defended the accused in some of the most prominent political cases of his day. Among his noted clients was Alfred Dreyfus who was eventually acquitted of treason. During the Dreyfus trial, Labori was the victim of an assassination attempt which hospitalized him for a week and the attacker was never identified.[2]
Thérèse Humbert in the case of the Crawford inheritance who pretended to be an heir of American millionaire Robert Crawford; the case sometimes was described as 'the swindle of the century'
Henriette Caillaux in 1914 who was the wife of former Prime Minister of France Joseph Caillaux
His speeches were regarded as masterpieces of forensic eloquence.[citation needed]
Labori, ses notes manuscrites, sa vie. Editor V. Attinger. Author Marguerite Labori, 1947, Paris,
Labori, pour Zola, pour Dreyfus, contre la terre entière, un avocat. Editor L. Audibert, Authors Thierry Lévy and Jean-Pierre Royer, Paris 2006, ISBN2-84749-083-3
