Vince Megna
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Vince Megna (born August 24, 1944, Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA) is a Wisconsin attorney best known for his work in "Lemon Law" litigation. Lemon Law is the body of law that offers protection to owners of motor vehicles with recurring mechanical or other problems that are not resolved within a reasonable time by the dealer or manufacturer.
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[edit] Legal career
Referred to by The Washington Post as the "King of Lemon Laws" and "America's foremost lemon law lawyer", Megna is a graduate of Marquette University Law School, 1973. He has successfully represented consumers in more than 1,200 Lemon Law cases and has argued before both the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. In 2003, Lawyers Weekly USA named Megna one of the top ten lawyers of the year for his work in consumer advocacy. In 2006, Megna won the largest Lemon Law verdict in the United States, a $385,000 judgment against DaimlerChrysler Corporation over a defective Dodge Viper. Megna has sued General Motors over 600 times without a loss.
In 2003, Megna released Bring on Goliath: Lemon Law Justice in America (Ken Press, Tucson, AZ). Ed Henry, retired Automotive Editor for Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, critiqued the work as, "Bring on Goliath exposes a greedy grab for profits at the expense of consumers like none I have read in more than 20 years of automotive reporting". The book inspired efforts in Hawaii to change its lemon law (HI HB 1753) into a more consumer friendly law identical to that of Wisconsin. The bill was strenuously opposed by the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association and ultimately died in committee.
In 2006, Megna's satirical and irreverent views on all things legal were published in his second book Lap Dancers Don’t Take Checks: The Truth about Law, Lawyers and other Trivialities (Ken Press). Johnny Dark, the Oldest CBS Page from the David Letterman Show, wrote the Forward.
[edit] Music career
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Megna sustained a modest musical career playing guitar with well known performers including Teddy Randazzo (“Goin’ Out of My Head” and “Hurt So Bad”), Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart and jazz guitar great Herb Ellis. His work in music continued after joining the bar, including recordings with his own band, Vince and the Attorneys. In 2000, Megna released Truth is Irrelevant, a 10 song satirical, alternative rock CD produced by Genesis and Phil Collins’ guitarist, Daryl Stuermer.
[edit] Books by Vince Megna
- Bring on Goliath: Lemon Law Justice in America (Ken Press, 2003, ISBN 978-1928771166)
- Lap Dancers Don’t Take Checks: The Truth about Law, Lawyers and other Trivialities (Ken Press, 2006, ISBN 978-1928771449)
[edit] Discography
- 1962 Meet The Bonnevilles – The Bonnevilles (Drum Boy Records)
- 1965 "Poinciana" b/w "Red Vent" – Herb Ellis and Vince Megna (EMP Records)
- 1979 "The Loneliest Night" b/w "Sometimes Love" – Bobby Hart (Warner/Curb Records)
- 1980 The First Bobby Hart Solo Album – Bobby Hart (WEA Records)
- 1980 "Lovers for the Night" b/w "You Get Smoke in Your Eyes" – Bobby Hart (Ariola Records)
- 1982 "IRSBS" b/w "Truth is Irrelevant in a Criminal Case" – The Attorneys (Verdict Records)
- 1984 Moby Grape ’84 (co-writer, "Silver Wheels") – Moby Grape (San Francisco Sound Records)
- 1990 Vince & The Attorneys – Vince & The Attorneys (Verdict Records)
- 1995 Hung Jury – Vince & The Attorneys (Verdict Records)
- 2000 Truth is Irrelevant – Vince & The Attorneys (Urban Island Music)
