2020 Barbara Underwood

DEDICATION FOR BARBARA UNDERWOOD

In 2020, the NYU Annual Survey of American Law dedicated its 77th Volume to Barbara Underwood, the first female Attorney General of New York and a relentless advocate for public interests. We are fortunate to dedicate this volume’s scholarship to Mrs. Underwood and to recognize such a dedicated and inspirational member of our national life. The following friends and colleagues of Barbara Underwood shared their reflections and paid tribute to her work:

Honorable Zachary Carter, Former Corporation Counsel for New York City; former US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York

Elizabeth Holtzman, Former District Attorney of Kings County; former US Congresswoman; Counsel at Herrick, Feinstein in New York City

Pamela Karlan, Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law; Co-Director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Stanford Law School

Janet Sabel, Attorney-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer of The Legal Aid Society; Former Chief Deputy Attorney General of New York

Seth Waxman, Former Solicitor General of the United States; Partner at WilmerHale