▁& ▁Cr ut cher . ▁ ▁Ster ry ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁Gib son ▁D unn ▁firm ▁throughout ▁his ▁career , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁partner ▁at ▁least ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 s , ▁Ster ry ▁was ▁coun sel ▁for ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Railway ▁and ▁other ▁large ▁companies ▁operating ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁draft ▁registration ▁card ▁completed ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Ster ry ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁self - emp loy ed ▁as ▁an ▁att orney ▁with ▁an ▁office ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁at ▁the ▁Mer ch ants ▁National ▁Bank ▁Building , ▁Su ite ▁ 1 1 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁Ster ry ▁represented ▁silent ▁film ▁star ▁L ill ian ▁G ish ▁in ▁law su its ▁involving ▁s land er ▁which ▁received ▁national ▁press ▁coverage ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁s ala cious ▁alleg ations . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Ster ry ▁also ▁gained ▁national ▁attention ▁for ▁a ▁suit ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁alleg ed ▁silent ▁film ▁star ▁Mary ▁Mil es ▁M inter ▁had ▁been ▁system atically ▁che ated ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁ear nings ▁by ▁her ▁mother . ▁ ▁Ster ry ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁M inter ▁had ▁earned ▁over ▁$ 1 ▁million , ▁but ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁l unch ▁money ▁and ▁was ▁left ▁imp over ished ▁by ▁the ▁mother . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁ultimately ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the