Earned a law degree from Loyola Law School even though he never
received a bachelor's degree. He started his law practice in Los
Angeles in 1961.
Masry and Erin Brockovich, his legal assistant, gained fame when they
won a $333 million settlement on behalf of more than 600 residents of
the town of Hinkley. They claimed Pacific Gas & Electric tanks leaked
carcinogens into the groundwater.