Frank Dunham, Jr.
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Frank W. Dunham, Jr. (born c. 1942 - died November 3, 2006 in Alexandria, Virginia) was the lead lawyer for Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged by the United States government in the Sept. 11 attacks.
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[edit] Education and early career
Dunham was a graduate of Virginia Tech and the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America. He had been a prosecutor and defense lawyer in Northern Virginia before becoming the federal public defender for the Eastern District of Virginia in 2001.
[edit] Legal
Dunham was instrumental in the federal government's release of Yaser Esam Hamdi. By the time Moussaoui went to trial in early 2006, Dunham was too ill to participate in the case.
[edit] Death
Dunham died on November 3, 2006 in his home in Alexandria, VA; the cause was brain cancer. Dunham was married to his wife Elinor, and had two sons and one grandson.
