One of the most respected lawyers in Minnesota has died. Solly Robins practiced law for more than 60 years in the state. He founded the firm that won the six-point-six billion dollar settlement in Minnesota's tobacco trial. Robins died yesterday, at the age of 86, from complications caused by a massive stroke he suffered earlier this year. He came from a poor immigrant family in St. Paul but went on to graduate from the University of Minnesota law school. In 1938, he formed the world-famous law firm now called Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi. Today, the firm has more than 250 lawyers in Minneapolis and six other major metropolitan areas. In 1995, Robins told Minnesota Public Radio's Eric Freisen why he chose to specialize in civil law.