Alex Jones hires controversial lawyer [View all]

BRIDGEPORT — Infowars host Alex Jones, who is being sued for calling the Sandy Hook shooting a hoax, has hired a controversial Connecticut lawyer to defend him.

“I was aware he wanted to hire another lawyer and now I’m in the case,” confirmed New Haven lawyer Norman Pattis. “I’m looking forward to the fight, there is a lot to talk about in the case.”

Pattis replaces Jones’ original lawyer, Jay Wolman.

Jones is being sued in Superior Court in Bridgeport by the parents and family of some of the 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School killed in a mass shooting in 2012 by Adam Lanza. In his former television, show Jones claimed the shooting was staged by paid actors who faked the children’s deaths.

A well-known figure in the state’s legal community, Pattis is no stranger to controversy. He represented Anna Gristina, called the “Manhattan madam,” known for running a high-profile prostitution ring that allegedly attracted clients such as actor Charlie Sheen, among others.

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