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I likely never would have discovered the surprising, vexatious, and critically important issues arising in the litigation of violations of rights secured by the United States Constitution without the random good fortune of attorney Harold C. Hirshman enlisting me in the representation of Eloise Beard in litigation against officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, whose informant William O’Neal was complicit in the murder of her brother, Jeff Beard.  That ultimately unsuccessful lawsuit opened my eyes to the layers of procedural and substantive doctrine situated between an undisputed deprivation of a constitutional right and the victim’s ability to obtain redress for that deprivation.  I have had the continued good fortune of counting Harold as an inspiration and friend for the entirety of my legal career.

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