WCL Raskin Book

Jamie Raskin is authentic. He is brilliant, brave, kind, and so much more. But if I’m given one word to describe Jamie, I choose authentic. I first met Jamie years ago when he was in his first elected office. I was visiting my mother in Takoma Park and Jamie was going door to door to speak with constituents. I was struck by how friendly he was and how interested he seemed in whatever it was I had to say at the time. Years later, I would join Jamie on the AUWCL faculty. He was among the most respected professors at the school, and I was the new kid on the block, but he was just as gracious and generous with his time as he had been years earlier at the front door. He was the same guy. His authentic self. Then he got elected to Congress. Same guy. Didn’t change one bit. And now, as he represents us all in fighting for what is right, he is the same authentic, giving person. In the wake of devastating personal tragedy, Jamie is giving all he has to us and our country. Standing on the Senate floor – brilliant, brave, and kind – bearing his soul. I have never beenmore proud of a colleague and friend. Best, Jeremi Duru

Jamie was the first face I saw at WCL when I began teaching in the clinic in 1996 and Jamie was associate dean. I can only say Jamie immediately struck me as the Ultimate Pied Piper.... enchantingly setting the pace for students, for colleagues, for friends, for anyone in his greater orbit. He is the whole package: stratospheric intellect, off-the-chart emotional intelligence, from-the-heart and down-to-earth empathy, unbridled energy, unshakable loyalty and friendship, wonderful humor, innate gravitation to the good, and unmatched wordsmithing. And surely this list is incomplete. I can only say Jamie inspires me every day! With every good wish and great affection, Nancy Abramowitz