ALSBERG, MAX
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ALSBERG, MAX (1877–1933), attorney and legal scholar; among Berlin's*
prominent trial lawyers. Born in Bonn, he studied law at several universities
before taking a doctorate in 1908 with a thesis on the penal system and criminal
law. In 1906 he established a legal practice in Berlin, where, with his courtroom
skill, he became one of Germany's best criminal lawyers. Via an assortment of
libel cases, he defended numerous prominent personalities. Best known was his
1920 defense of Karl Helfferich,* one-time Imperial State Secretary, against
whom Matthias Erzberger* had brought libel action. The proceedings compelled
Erzberger to resign his office as Finance Minister. Alsberg was also counsel in
several cases brought against the journal Die Weltbu¨hne.*
Alsberg's success was not limited to the courtroom. His most respected publication,
Der Beweisantrag im Strafprozess (The presentation of evidence in
criminal proceedings), was a ground-breaking work on criminal law. Out of
respect for his scholarship, Berlin made him an honorary professor in 1931. The
son of a Jewish merchant, he fled Germany in 1933 and committed suicide in
Switzerland.
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