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Alvin Masterson

Age: 51 years old ["Causality"]
Marital status: Divorced from Meryl Demetrio ["Home"].Has been involved in a non-paying relationship with a prostitute named Jeanine, whom he represented sometime after his divorce. Alvin and Jeanine were arrested at a "massage parlor" in Williamsport. ["Assuming the Position"]
Children: ?
Family Background:
    Alvin and Meryl moved from Lewisburg to Pittsburgh. Sometime after Alvin began working at legal services, Meryl had an affair with a guy named Eric. They divorced. Meryl later married and divorced Eric too. ["Home"]
Education:
  • Undergraduate: ?
  • Law School: ?
Employment:
  • Mandel & Moore: practiced Labor Law there after moving from Lewisburg. Later left Mandle & Moore to work at Legal Services["Home"]
  • Director of Legal Services of Pittsburg[various episodes]
  • The Kurtz Case
      March 1982, Alvin represented Ella Kurtz a woman with two children, Alanna aged 4 years and Hillary aged 3 years. The state was petitioning to have her parental rights dissolved due to child neglect. Alvin won the case and Kurtz was allowed to have custody of her children. Kurtz, however, concealed the fact that she was an alcoholic.
      About 4 weeks after the case, Kurtz left the children unattended, while she went to the liquor store. Alanna fell out of the window and died. Hillary was sent to live in foster care. Ella Kurtz eventually stopped drinking and became deeply religious.
      This was the case that prompted Alvin to represent children (as Laurie Solt figured out).
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      The Kurtz case is revisited in "Causality". This time Hillary Kurtz was petitioning to keep custody of her son, Gregory, who was taken away due to neglect and abuse charges filed by Ella Kurtz. Alvin is assigned the new Kurtz Case. At the hearing, Ella Kurtz shows up to Alvin's astonishment. He continues to represent Hillary, even though he believes neither of the Kurtz women to be competent parents to Gregory. In the end, Gregory is remanded to the custody of Ella Kurtz.
      Note in "Indian Summer", Alvin recalls another case that made him represent children only. In this case, he represented a couple trying to get custody of their 7 year old daughter. Alvin succeeded. A little later, the girl was found dead in the attic of the home. See the Bloopers and Mini Rants page for my mini rant.
  • After Alvin was arrested at the massage parlor, the Board at Legal Services removed him from the Board, giving the position to Lulu.["Assuming the Position"]
Misc.:
  • Served on County Museum Board. ["Pilot"]
  • Co-organized a charity cancer golf event with Burton at country club["Pilot", ]
  • Knows Burton personally ["Home"]
  • Has known Judge Stanton since 1972, when Nixon beat McGovern ["Lolita?"]
  • Was auctioned for $1000 dollars at a charity bachelor's auction.["Indian Summer"]
  • Has gone up against F & A twice: defending school children in the Bunny Buddy copyright infringement suit ["The Funnies"]and defending Meryl Demetrio in a wrongful termination suit ["Home"].
  • Received Bunny Buddy stuffed toy as a birthday gift ["Causality"]
  • Is in the addiction support group ["The Divide"]
  • Gives Nick the book Sane and Sober
  • Kisses Laurie Solt (full-on-the-mouth, lip lock~~Milz)["MOD"]: Laurie convinces Alvin to represent a mentally ill boy, that no one believes is mentally ill, including the court. He gets placed in a non-psychiatric detention center (Shuman Center). Outraged, Laurie and Alvin work together lobbying politicians and other community leaders to form an advocacy committee. They succeed. Alvin in a moment of spontaneity kisses Laurie.
  • worked for Nuclear Disarmament groups and ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) group
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