Lawyer Limelight

Q&A with Nick Allard

Dean, Brooklyn Law School

"Lawyers have always been enmeshed in the fabric of our democracy. We serve as architects of economic growth and opportunity, champions of liberty and equal justice under law ... It’s important work, being part of an institution that is launching young people into those careers."

Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight

Q&A with Frank Aquila

Sullivan & Cromwell, Brooklyn Law Alum

"... I guess I had thought about law school for a long time, possibly as far back as grammar school and certainly in high school. When I was an undergraduate at Columbia I toyed with the idea of becoming a history professor, but I never really questioned the fact that I wanted to be a lawyer."

Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight

Q&A with Michael Elkin

Winston & Strawn, Brooklyn Law Alum

"... Litigation is itself fairly unpredictable and when you graft onto that the challenges created by litigating in unchartered territory of the Internet, it sort of exacerbates the tension that exists. ..."

The 500 Lawyer Limelight

Q&A with Gerald Shargel

Winston & Strawn, Brooklyn Law Alum

"... I don’t apologize for any of that. I’m a criminal defense lawyer. That means I represent people charged with serious crimes and do my level best to raise reasonable doubt, and to see that they are acquitted. It doesn’t always work. But I don’t look down my nose at any particular kind of case."

The 500 Lawyer Limelight

Q&A with Lawrence Sucharow

Labaton Sucharow, Brooklyn Law Alum

"... As for why Brooklyn Law, it was and is a well-respected law school with, most importantly, an evening division. That was critical for a lower middle-class kid like me who had to work ..."