Acknowledgments to the Fourth Edition

Once again, I give special thanks to the anonymous reviewers who sent suggestions for the fourth edition. I also thank those who sent comments, reviewed edits, or inspired changes in other ways.

Matt Cooper provided invaluable research assistance, especially with regard to procrastination and digital reading issues. My colleague at Ohio State, Monte Smith, once again provided wise counsel and guidance on occasions too numerous to count. I am also thankful for the help of many at Aspen, and I am particularly grateful for the guidance provided by Dana Wilson.

You will see the name “Restrepo” and “Susan Restrepo” sprinkled throughout the examples in the text. Susan purchased the “honor” of being used in these entirely fictional contexts at Ohio State’s Public Interest Law Foundation auction in the spring of 2014.

I dedicate this edition to the memory of my mother, Pat Beazley, who died this past February. She “bloomed where she was planted,” and three generations have benefitted from her love and wisdom.