Members Who Inspire

94 ABA Journal Members Who Inspire articles.

A Thurgood Marshall trial comes into focus through Connecticut lawyer's screenplay

Ludwig van Beethoven composed an ode to joy. Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote an ode to the west wind. Connecticut attorney Michael Koskoff wrote an ode to the jury trial—and it became the movie Marshall, starring Chadwick Boseman as a young Thurgood Marshall.

Oct 1, 2017 1:40 AM CDT

Chicago associate protects the rights of at-risk travelers in the wake of the president’s ban

Iman Boundaoui grew up knowing that good fortune is not earned. “You don’t choose the circumstances that you were born into,” she says. “Fortune is a gift. So you think: How can you use it to empower people, to inspire people, to encourage people?”

Sep 1, 2017 1:10 AM CDT

Cop to Counsel: Former police officer serves the homeless as a social worker and attorney

Jeff Yungman started his career as a street cop in New Orleans. He loved the city, and he loved his job. Somewhere along the line, though, he realized that he cared more about social justice than about criminal justice.

Aug 1, 2017 12:45 AM CDT