Who became the experts in the suddenly critical areas of law in the 1970's and 1980's and why?
New students freshly out of law school were the experts because they studied
the new areas of law intensely .
The Jewish firms were experts because they took on the cases no one else
wanted for decades.
The white-shoe firms were experts because they were the most respectful and
successful
Professionals who did not have law degrees were the experts because they
thought outside the box.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.