I'm not an ambulance chaser. I'm usually there before the ambulance.

Mevin Belli was a high profile west coast personal injury lawyer who had a client list of celebrities that ran from Zsa Zsa Gabor to Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. This led him to be known as the “King of Torts”. It helped him gain the public acclaim he loved.

He also enjoyed being in the company of known mobsters like Mickey Cohen. It was through this connection that he was tapped as the attorney for Jack Ruby. His legal defense centered on the claim that Ruby was insane and not responsible for his actions. The facts of the case and Ruby's motivation and associations were not revealed during the trial. The defense failed and he was fired.

The six time married and five time divorced attorney thrived in the spotlight and commented that he may have become and actor if he had gone into law.