In Memoriam

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IN MEMORIAM:

JUDGE EDWARD M. DAVIDOWITZ

My dear friend Ed Davidowitz died on October 10, 2014. He was a

truly decent man who represented all the highest ideals of the practice of

law. I have never met anyone who had more genuine friends, both in and

out of his profession, than the Judge. He loved the law and its practice. As

a judge, he took no greater pleasure than presiding over a trial where the

litigators were young attorneys. He believed that the most important les-

sons new practitioners could learn were that they should always litigate

ethically and maintain their integrity—and that of the court. His mentor-

ing of young attorneys had an immeasurable impact on them and our

courts. In a profession where advocacy is a core element, he was uniquely

adept at maintaining the utmost level of professional conduct and respect

for the process during the trials and courtroom proceedings over which he

presided. This book was a true labor of love for the Judge. He wanted law-

yers to always be prepared when they commenced trial, both in the collec-

tion of the evidence, legal authority and strategies, as well as in the

principled manner in which they were implemented. His passing dimin-

ishes our profession. I will miss him very much.

Robert Dreher, October 2014