Alexis Kougias died

Today, Alexis Kougias died after a fierce fight with cancer. The renowned criminal lawyer breathed his last at the age of 74.

It is reminded that, in January 2025, he announced that he had undergone a surgery for prostate cancer and subsequently followed with preventive immunotherapy. On February 24, his children announced that his health is “very critical”.

Who was Alexis Kougias

Alexis Kougias studied initial law at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki and then at the University of Athens, from which he graduated. He started working as a lawyer in 1974.

Alexis Kougias married 32 years old; However, a few months later, he lost his wife in a traffic accident.

He remarried on January 24, 2001, to model the Avi Vatidou, and their marriage lasted until October 2007. They have two children, Christos Kougias (born March 9, 2002) and Maira Kougias (born January 20, 2005), both are studying law.

The major cases he undertook

Long career as a lawyer, Alexis Kougias has managed thousands of criminal cases. Many of these have attracted significant public attention. He was a lawyer for Vangelis RocHaris and represented Dimitra Margeti in the trial of the satanists.

He represented the Police Officer Epaminondas Korkoneas in the process of killing Alexandros Grigoropoulos. He also supported the criminal prosecution for the Eleni Topaloudi parents in the process for rape and killing the unfortunate student in Rhodes.

More recently, he represented actor Dimitris Lignadis when he was accused of rape, and until today, he represented the mother from Patras in the process of killing her children.