Why UChicago Law?
Professor Aziz Huq, on essential skills acquired from a UChicago Law education. One in a series.
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Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Q&A with Nancy Chemtob
Chemtob Moss Forman & Talbert; University of Chicago Law School Alum
" ... it was not until college when I realized that the law was in fact my true passion and I set my sights on being a litigator. Besides, after taking that summer class at Parsons, I quickly learned I was not equipped to be the next Coco Chanel."
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Lawdragon 500 Lawyer Limelight
Q&A with Steve Berman
Hagens Berman; University of Chicago Law School Alum
" ... My least favorite part of my job is having to temper the unbridled enthusiasm of our attorneys eager to represent the rights of consumers and victims in difficult cases. We need to choose our battles to be potent advocates."
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Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Q&A with Michael Meyer
DLA Piper; University of Chicago Law School Alum
"... landlords would say, “No, no, no, this is the way we’ve always done this.' They’d tell me everyone did it that way and I’d look foolish if I didn’t go along. I thought that was the worst kind of argument ... My mom had always taught me if everyone else jumped out the window, you don’t have to."
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Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Q&A with Larry Eisenstat
Dickstein Shapiro; University of Chicago Law School Alum
" It’s a great time to be an energy lawyer. Unlike when I first started, energy now is a big topic of conversation, so much so that people no longer are just being polite in refraining from changing the subject or just plain walking away 10 seconds after learning what I do for a living, but are actually interested."
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