Ronald L. Kuby, Owner/Comrade

 

Ronald L Kuby was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised and educated in the Kansas public schools and at Kansas University, where he graduated with highest distinctino, had a 4.0 average, and conducted and published original fieldwork, including the 1979 "Folk medicine on St. Croix: an ethnobotanical study.” He earned his Juris Doctor from Cornell University in 1983.

In 1983, Kuby began working as an unofficial partner with William Kunstler, notable for his many sensational cases, including the defense of the Chicago Seven. Together, Kuby and Kunstler took up the “fight for the poor, the oppressed and the downtrodden.” The two worked together until Kunstler’s death in 1995. Kunstler and Kuby’s numerous notable cases and publications can be found at the links above.

William Kunstler and Ron Kuby exiting New York County Supreme Court with a client

William Kunstler and Ron Kuby exiting New York County Supreme Court with a client

Ron Kuby lives with his wife, Marilyn Vasta and Sammy the Law Dog. Marilyn and Ron have one daughter, Emma Vasta-Kuby.

Ron Kuby and Sammy beneath a portrait of William Kunstler

Ron Kuby and Sammy beneath a portrait of William Kunstler

 
 
Ron Kuby in earlier days, with Rufus

Ron Kuby in earlier days, with Rufus

In the film The Big Lebowski (1998), Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (played by Jeff Bridges) demands representation either by Kuby or Bill Kunstler during the Malibu Police Station scene.

From 1999-2007, Kuby co-hosted a morning radio show on WABC-AM with Curtis Silwa.

Kuby has worked with various associates over the years, none more of-one-mind than his current associate, Rhiya, about whom you can read more at the links above.

William Kunstler

William Kunstler

Circa 1986: Kuby serving an injunction against evicting squatters on the Lower East Side

Circa 1986: Kuby serving an injunction against evicting squatters on the Lower East Side

Physical Therapy with Police, Kansas, circa 1979

Physical Therapy with Police, Kansas, circa 1979