Acknowledgments xiiiDean, Connie, Terry, Mary Jo, and the rest of the Skokie extended family who have
been part of the “village” that has helped to raise my children. I will also always
remember with appreciation and great affection the invaluable support I received
from Katherine Shea, including her tireless renditions of Irish lullabies for my
colicky newborn Becca as I struggled in that time to balance work and family.
And to my children, Jenny and Becca, I owe the debt of all working moth-
ers—that they have shared me with my work, and that my connection with them
continually brings renewal and joy to my life. Becca, born after I received my JD,
knows the law school as one of the places where I work, and she is a veteran of many
office visits, which she has weathered with characteristic good humor and artistic
contributions. I have learned from her about resilience and resourcefulness in the
face of change. Jenny was two years old when I began law school, and she experi-
enced much of it with me, from Estates and Trusts class to the Law Review office.
From her early willingness to last through the occasional Legal Writing class to her
current vibrant concern about politics and injustice, I have learned alongside and
from her about law and society. I dedicate this work to my daughters.