Jeralyn Elise Merritt ( born September 28 , 1949 ) is an American criminal defense attorney in private practice in Denver , Colorado , since 1974 . She served as one of the trial lawyers for Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing case in 1996 and 1997 . In 2002 Merritt founded and is the principal author of the blog '' TalkLeft : The Politics of Crime '' . She also serves as a legal commentator for news media programs and as an internet journalist
Oklahoma City bombing
Oklahoma City bombing
Jeralyn Merritt