A good lawyer and a good person.

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Date: 01 October 2001
• Author: Moliterno, James E.

John Levy and I have been teaching and writing together for fourteen years now. For me, those years have been much richer, more rewarding, more meaningful, and happier, because of John's partnership in them.

John and I teach and write about lawyers, their ethics and practices, their culture. One of the classic questions asked by people who teach and write about lawyers is this one: "Can one be both a good lawyer and a good person?" Scholars' attempts to answer this question fill many volumes. I was not sure of my own answer to this question until I met and worked with John. Knowing John allows me to know the answer: One can be a good lawyer and a good person. John is both. I know that and so do the thousands of students he has taught. John teaches in all the usual ways, but he also teaches in a way that few can--he...