WCL Raskin Book

Nothing could be more flattering than to have the opportunity to pen a few words in praise of my friend Jamie Raskin. Long before I met Jamie, I knew his father, Marcus, whom I greatly liked and admired. In Jamie’s case, the proverbial fruit did not fall far from the tree. Like his father, Jamie possesses a prodigious intellect, a keen interest in public policy, an understanding of the centrality of upholding the rule of law in a democracy, and abiding love of country. These attributes and related skills, which he honed at WCL as a teacher for over 25 years, were on full display when he was the House’s lead manager in the recent trial of the former president. For one riveting week, Jamie was the nation’s teacher. With disarming charm, self-deprecation and ruthless logic, Jamie diced and sliced away at the former president’s legal teams’ arguments, exquisitely laying bare their utter sophistry. I strongly suspect that his beloved son Tommy and Marcus would be, as I am, so very proud of him. Bob Goldman

Gandhi reportedly said, “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” Thanks for embodying that ideal and setting an example for all of us. – Amanda Leiter