This book is the autobiography of a lawyer, born in the Bronx of immigrant parents, who practiced law, served as dean of Fordham Law, participated in framing the Constitution¿s Twenty-Fifth Amendment, and served as President of the New York City Bar Association and chair of State Commissions on government integrity.
This book is the autobiography of a lawyer, born in the Bronx of immigrant parents, who practiced law, served as dean of Fordham Law, participated in framing the Constitution¿s Twenty-Fifth Amendment, and served as President of the New York City Bar Association and chair of State Commissions on government integrity.
John Feerick is a professor of law at Fordham Law School and the occupant of the Sidney C. Norris Chair of Law in Public Service. He teaches and writes in areas of the Constitution, legal ethics, and conflict resolution. His books include the third edition of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Its Complete History and Applications, and From Failing Hands: The Story of Presidential Succession, which was helpful to the framers of the Constitution¿s Twenty-Fifth Amendment.
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Foreword by Msgr. Thomas J. Shelley xi Preface xv Introduction 1 Part I: My Family and Its Irish History 1 What s in a Name? 9 2 Mom s and Pop s Origins 14 3 Mom s and Pop s Childhood 23 Part II: A New Home in America 4 An American Odyssey 29 5 Settling in the Bronx 38 6 Growing Up in an Irish Immigrant Family 46 7 Uncle Pat, Our Life- Long Companion 58 8 Memories of the Nearby House That Ruth Built 68 Part III: My Salad Days 9 St. Angela Merici Grammar School, 1942 1950 75 10 Bishop Dubois High School, 1950 1954 80 11 Fordham College, 1954 1958 83 12 Fordham Law School, 1958 1961 90 13 Meeting the Love of My Life: Emalie 97 Part IV: Career as a Lawyer 14 Learning in Part- Time Jobs 107 15 Joining a Small Law Firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 113 16 Leaving Skadden 126 17 Becoming a Law School Dean: An Overview 132 18 Commitments, Challenges, and Special Moments 147 19 The Many Hats a Dean Wears 154 20 Fordham Law Goes to Ireland 162 21 Leaving the Deanship 171 22 Becoming a Classroom Teacher 176 Part V: The Vocation of Service 23 Serving Others 187 24 The Voluntary Bar 194 25 Public Service: From Carey to Koch to Cuomo to Bloomberg to Kaye 199 26 Boards of Not-for-Profit, Charitable, and Public Institutions 208 27 The Catholic Church 213 Part VI: Peacemaking and Problem- Solving 28 Learning the Art of Conflict Resolution 223 29 Conflicts in the Public Eye 229 Part VII: Constitutional Endeavors 30 Presidential Succession 239 31 The Electoral College System 270 32 Other Constitutional Opportunities 280 Part VIII: The World of Government Ethics 33 The New York State Commission on Government Integrity 289 34 New York State Ethics Commission 297 35 The New York State Public Integrity Commission 304 Part IX: Marriage and Family 36 Our Growing Family 315 37 Deaths in the Family 324 38 Roses in December Rediscovering Mom and Pop 335 39 My Family: Immediate and Extended 343 Part X: On a Personal Note 40 What I Learned 353 41 Advice to My Grandchildren 358 Appendixes A Non-Feerick Surnames Associated with My Family 365 B My Dean s Reports 368 C Remarks on Receiving the ABA Medal 380 Acknowledgments 387 Notes 389 Index 419 Photographs follow pages 142 and 302
Foreword by Msgr. Thomas J. Shelley xi Preface xv Introduction 1 Part I: My Family and Its Irish History 1 What s in a Name? 9 2 Mom s and Pop s Origins 14 3 Mom s and Pop s Childhood 23 Part II: A New Home in America 4 An American Odyssey 29 5 Settling in the Bronx 38 6 Growing Up in an Irish Immigrant Family 46 7 Uncle Pat, Our Life- Long Companion 58 8 Memories of the Nearby House That Ruth Built 68 Part III: My Salad Days 9 St. Angela Merici Grammar School, 1942 1950 75 10 Bishop Dubois High School, 1950 1954 80 11 Fordham College, 1954 1958 83 12 Fordham Law School, 1958 1961 90 13 Meeting the Love of My Life: Emalie 97 Part IV: Career as a Lawyer 14 Learning in Part- Time Jobs 107 15 Joining a Small Law Firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 113 16 Leaving Skadden 126 17 Becoming a Law School Dean: An Overview 132 18 Commitments, Challenges, and Special Moments 147 19 The Many Hats a Dean Wears 154 20 Fordham Law Goes to Ireland 162 21 Leaving the Deanship 171 22 Becoming a Classroom Teacher 176 Part V: The Vocation of Service 23 Serving Others 187 24 The Voluntary Bar 194 25 Public Service: From Carey to Koch to Cuomo to Bloomberg to Kaye 199 26 Boards of Not-for-Profit, Charitable, and Public Institutions 208 27 The Catholic Church 213 Part VI: Peacemaking and Problem- Solving 28 Learning the Art of Conflict Resolution 223 29 Conflicts in the Public Eye 229 Part VII: Constitutional Endeavors 30 Presidential Succession 239 31 The Electoral College System 270 32 Other Constitutional Opportunities 280 Part VIII: The World of Government Ethics 33 The New York State Commission on Government Integrity 289 34 New York State Ethics Commission 297 35 The New York State Public Integrity Commission 304 Part IX: Marriage and Family 36 Our Growing Family 315 37 Deaths in the Family 324 38 Roses in December Rediscovering Mom and Pop 335 39 My Family: Immediate and Extended 343 Part X: On a Personal Note 40 What I Learned 353 41 Advice to My Grandchildren 358 Appendixes A Non-Feerick Surnames Associated with My Family 365 B My Dean s Reports 368 C Remarks on Receiving the ABA Medal 380 Acknowledgments 387 Notes 389 Index 419 Photographs follow pages 142 and 302
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