KATE VINOKUR
Real
Name: Kate Vinokur
Identity/Class: Human
Occupation: Lawyer
Affiliations: Employer of Brad & Rene,
Associate/friend of Daredevil
Enemies: Foggy Nelson & Matt Murdock, although they're not really enemies, but rather on opposite sides in a trial
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: New York City
First Appearance: Daredevil II#22 (October; 2001)
Powers/Abilities: Kate Vinokur is an excellent lawyer, smart and clever
History: (DD II#22): introduced to Daredevil, tells him that the
only problem she sees is her fee, she charges 250$ an hour.
Daredevil relieved that it wasn't a question of his secret
identity--he finally has found his lawyer. She introduces him to
her staff, Rene and Brad. And finally decides that they need to
hold a press conference the next day. At the press conference,
Kate shows her abilities as a lawyer, but when a burglar alarm
goes off nearby, Daredevil leaves the press conference to fight
crime. The next day, Daredevil meets with Kate once again, she
tells him that she has heard that a witness, Ted Wertz, has been
making accusations that Daredevil has destroyed his car. They
decide to continue their discussion at a coffee house. She tells
him that she will call Nelson & Murdock. After having learned
that Samuel Griggs wants $50, 000 and a public apology, she tells
that to her client, and Daredevil tells her that he refuses to
pay for something he didn't do
(DD II#23): with Daredevil
when he announces that he has raised 100.000$ to give to
foundation for junior blind when Griggs drops the case. Later
Kate and Matt are having their first meeting, they both agree on
a speedy trial. Later, she meets with her client Daredevil,
telling him that Mr. Wertz has now been compensated for the
destroyed car, and she has been talking with ESX about the broken
skylight
(DD II#24): Rene comes to
Kate's office bringing her a message to Daredevil, Kate gives
Daredevil the message. She asks Brad what he has learned about
Dr. Quaid. In the court, choosing jury members, she dismissed
jury#8 for not trusting masked super heroes, but accepts jury
#22 because she thinks super heroes are all good. When the trial
begins, Daredevil shows up, but Kate discovers that he is not the
real Daredevil. She tries to get him to tell her who he really is
but he tells her it's a secret. Later at night, she talks with
Daredevil: she is mad at him for not being there and sending an
imposter. She tries to get him to say who the impostor is, but he
says it has to be a secret
(DD II#25):
"wins" the case for Daredevil, when a man claiming to
be the original Daredevil shows up. After the trial, Kate and
Daredevil have a conversation. She feels she has been lied to,
but Daredevil saves the situation by saying that he couldn't tell
her about the imposter, since that would mean that she
perpetrating fraud. He also reveals that he had no idea who
Terrence Hillman was. Kate calls Daredevil and tells him that Dr.
Quaid wants to meet with him. Daredevil returns to tell Kate,
that it was the Ringmaster who was behind it all. After that
Daredevil tries to invite Kate out for a drink, but she refuses
on the basis that she still feels let down by him, for not
telling her the truth about Daredevil and the imposters
Comments: Created by Bob Gale, Phil Winslade & James Hodgkins.
Thanks to Nick the Squid for providing the above image!
CLARIFICATIONS: None needed
Kate's assistant, secretary, investigator etc. Introduced to Daredevil, when he came to ask Kate for help in the up coming trial against Samuel Griggs.
- DD II#22 (24
Rene
Kate's assistant, secretary, investigator etc. Introduced to Daredevil, when he came to ask Kate for help in the up coming trial against Samuel Griggs.
- DD II#22 (24
*: in#22, she is a red head, with short hair and glasses, in#24 she is a dark long haired without glasses
First Posted: 10/10/2002
Last updated: 10/10/2002
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