Harold Raymond Medina Jr. (October 19, 1912 – February 17, 1991) was an American trial lawyer and expert in libel, privacy, and copyright, who spent his career with the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
[1] In 1937, Medina joined the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore and spent his entire career there, reaching partner in 1949 and retiring in 1974.
Time's interests in the Case were looked after by Harold Medina Jr., son of the now celebrated judge who was soon to preside over the long trial of the Communist leaders.
I learned that now I had investigators of my own.Note: Their business was not to pry into Hiss's family history or finances—matters that were never publicly touched upon by any member of my counsel, by the Government's prosecutor or by me, and that not because no startling facts came to light.
(Less than two weeks later, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted Hiss on two counts of perjury, which turned into two trials that ended with sentencing in January 1950.
)[2] When Chambers sought his advice on picking counsel in New York City during the Hiss trials, Medina received a call from congressional representative Richard M. Nixon.