[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 107 (Friday, July 18, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     REMEMBERING CHESTERFIELD SMITH

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                            HON. JANE HARMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 17, 2003

  Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, Chesterfield Smith, who died in Florida 
yesterday at 85, invented the modern law firm and the modern legal 
profession. Either of these accomplishments is more than enough for a 
lifetime.
  He was my dear friend, a mentor to me and thousands of idealistic 
lawyers. Improving the world was axiomatic to him: it came with legal 
training and a law license. Doing anything less was unacceptable.
  Probably his most important chapter was 1973-74, when he was 
president of the American Bar Association during the Nixon impeachment. 
He steered the organization and helped steer the country through a 
crisis in which our legal system was tested. It survived, and so did 
we.
  We will miss Chesterfield's skills, his heart, his compass, his 
courage, and his loyalty. His wife, Jacqueline, and his family, are in 
our hearts.

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