By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:37 EST, 26 October 2013 | UPDATED: 09:42 EST, 26 October 2013 Talk about having the last word. Top New York divorce lawyer Norman Sheresky took revenge on his former legal partners by having a video played at his funeral where they praised him for his experience, skill and mentorship. The New York Post reports Sheresky, who died from pneumonia on October 19 at 85 years old, had said his dying wish was to ban David Aronson and Allan Mayefsky from his funeral in New York. Top New York City divorce attorney Norman Sheresky, who died on October 19 aged 85, was at war with his former legal partners. A video was played at his funeral from his 80th birthday party where his 'enemies' praised him
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Iconic attorney Norman Sheresky died aged 85 telling wife to ban warring ex-partners from his funeral
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Former partners described their relationship as a 'family' before Sheresky filed a law suit for $26 million
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Law firms acted in divorces for Christine Brinkley, James Gandolfini, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, and Dustin Hoffmann
The messy fall out between Sheresky, Aronson, and Mayefsky became its own headline act in @placeholder's legal world.