Tony Serra is a living embodiment of the anti-establishment. After
graduating from UC Berkeley's Boalt School of Law in 1961, Serra began
his career as a deputy district attorney for Alameda County. After only
one year, he grew disillusioned with the justice system and became a
private defense lawyer. He has become notorious for representing - and
winning - cases on behalf of the downtrodden: drug dealers, Hell's
Angels, Black Panthers, even the Symbionese Liberation Army. His
defense of a Korean man wrongfully convicted in a Chinatown gang murder
inspired the film 'True Believer.' Ever the bohemian, Serra ties his
hair in a ponytail and wears a silver African bracelet. He owns no
property and doesn't have a checking account. His most expensive
possession is a 1970 Cadillac with rusting fenders, missing trim and a
drivers-side door that won't open. He takes most cases for free and his
estimated net worth is only around $1000. As a tax resister opposed to
military expenditures, he has not paid taxes for two decades.
Watched!(1974)as Tony Serra
Frontline(1983)
Class Action(2022)as Self
Free Chol Soo Lee(2022)as Self
On the Case with Paula Zahn(2009)as Self - Rick's Lawyer
Trained in the Ways of Men(2007)as Self
Who Bombed Judi Bari?(2012)as Self (attorney)