RONALD SEGAL, 59; LAWYER HAD A PENCHANT FOR THE THEATRICAL

From: The Boston Globe | Date: July 8, 2006| Author: Gloria Negri, Globe Staff | Copyright information

With his flair for the dramatic, his withering cross-examination, and his dapper dress, Ronald Ian Segal was an impressive presence in courtrooms around the Commonwealth for 26 years.

A criminal defense lawyer with a big mustache and a shock of white hair, he knew that a bit of theatrics could help his case, colleagues said, but he also used his legal acumen to give "110 percent" to his clients. He won more cases than he lost, and when he didn't get an acquittal, he often got "a better...

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