John D. Feerick (Author) John Feerick is a professor of law at Fordham Law School and the occupant of the Sidney C. Norris Chair of Law in Public Service. He teaches and writes in areas of the Constitution, legal ethics, and conflict resolution. His books include the third edition of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Its Complete History and Applications, and From Failing Hands: The Story of Presidential Succession, which was helpful to the framers of the Constitution's Twenty-Fifth Amendment.Thomas J. Shelley (Foreword By) Monsignor Thomas J. Shelley, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, is Emeritus Professor of Church History at Fordham University. His publications include The Bicentennial History of the Archdiocese of New York: 1808–2008 and Fordham, A History of the Jesuit University of New York: 1841–2003 (Fordham).

• Foreword by Msgr. Thomas J. Shelley xiPreface xvIntroduction 1Part I: My Family and Its Irish History1 What's in a Name? 92 Mom's and Pop's Origins 143 Mom's and Pop's Childhood 23Part II: A New Home in America4 An American Odyssey 295 Settling in the Bronx 386 Growing Up in an Irish Immigrant Family 467 Uncle Pat, Our Life- Long Companion 588 Memories of the Nearby House That Ruth Built 68Part III: My Salad Days9 St. Angela Merici Grammar School, 1942–1950 7510 Bishop Dubois High School, 1950–1954 8011 Fordham College, 1954–1958 8312 Fordham Law School, 1958–1961 9013 Meeting the Love of My Life: Emalie 97Part IV: Career as a Lawyer14 Learning in Part- Time Jobs 10715 Joining a Small Law Firm—Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 11316 Leaving Skadden 12617 Becoming a Law School Dean: An Overview 13218 Commitments, Challenges, and Special Moments 14719 The Many Hats a Dean Wears 15420 Fordham Law Goes to Ireland 16221 Leaving the Deanship 17122 Becoming a Classroom Teacher 176Part V: The Vocation of Service23 Serving Others 18724 The Voluntary Bar 19425 Public Service: From Carey to Koch to Cuomo to Bloomberg to Kaye 19926 Boards of Not-for-Profit, Charitable, and Public Institutions 20827 The Catholic Church 213Part VI: Peacemaking and Problem- Solving28 Learning the Art of Conflict Resolution 22329 Conflicts in the Public Eye 229Part VII: Constitutional Endeavors30 Presidential Succession 23931 The Electoral College System 27032 Other Constitutional Opportunities 280Part VIII: The World of Government Ethics33 The New York State Commission on Government Integrity 28934 New York State Ethics Commission 29735 The New York State Public Integrity Commission 304Part IX: Marriage and Family36 Our Growing Family 31537 Deaths in the Family 32438 Roses in December—Rediscovering Mom and Pop 33539 My Family: Immediate and Extended 343Part X: On a Personal Note40 What I Learned 35341 Advice to My Grandchildren 358AppendixesA Non-Feerick Surnames Associated with My Family 365B My Dean's Reports 368C Remarks on Receiving the ABA Medal 380Acknowledgments 387Notes 389Index 419Photographs follow pages 142 and 302

John D. Feerick (Author) John Feerick is a professor of law at Fordham Law School and the occupant of the Sidney C. Norris Chair of Law in Public Service. He teaches and writes in areas of the Constitution, legal ethics, and conflict resolution. His books include the third edition of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Its Complete History and Applications, and From Failing Hands: The Story of Presidential Succession, which was helpful to the framers of the Constitution's Twenty-Fifth Amendment.Thomas J. Shelley (Foreword By) Monsignor Thomas J. Shelley, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, is Emeritus Professor of Church History at Fordham University. His publications include The Bicentennial History of the Archdiocese of New York: 1808–2008 and Fordham, A History of the Jesuit University of New York: 1841–2003 (Fordham).

• Foreword by Msgr. Thomas J. Shelley xiPreface xvIntroduction 1Part I: My Family and Its Irish History1 What's in a Name? 92 Mom's and Pop's Origins 143 Mom's and Pop's Childhood 23Part II: A New Home in America4 An American Odyssey 295 Settling in the Bronx 386 Growing Up in an Irish Immigrant Family 467 Uncle Pat, Our Life- Long Companion 588 Memories of the Nearby House That Ruth Built 68Part III: My Salad Days9 St. Angela Merici Grammar School, 1942–1950 7510 Bishop Dubois High School, 1950–1954 8011 Fordham College, 1954–1958 8312 Fordham Law School, 1958–1961 9013 Meeting the Love of My Life: Emalie 97Part IV: Career as a Lawyer14 Learning in Part- Time Jobs 10715 Joining a Small Law Firm—Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 11316 Leaving Skadden 12617 Becoming a Law School Dean: An Overview 13218 Commitments, Challenges, and Special Moments 14719 The Many Hats a Dean Wears 15420 Fordham Law Goes to Ireland 16221 Leaving the Deanship 17122 Becoming a Classroom Teacher 176Part V: The Vocation of Service23 Serving Others 18724 The Voluntary Bar 19425 Public Service: From Carey to Koch to Cuomo to Bloomberg to Kaye 19926 Boards of Not-for-Profit, Charitable, and Public Institutions 20827 The Catholic Church 213Part VI: Peacemaking and Problem- Solving28 Learning the Art of Conflict Resolution 22329 Conflicts in the Public Eye 229Part VII: Constitutional Endeavors30 Presidential Succession 23931 The Electoral College System 27032 Other Constitutional Opportunities 280Part VIII: The World of Government Ethics33 The New York State Commission on Government Integrity 28934 New York State Ethics Commission 29735 The New York State Public Integrity Commission 304Part IX: Marriage and Family36 Our Growing Family 31537 Deaths in the Family 32438 Roses in December—Rediscovering Mom and Pop 33539 My Family: Immediate and Extended 343Part X: On a Personal Note40 What I Learned 35341 Advice to My Grandchildren 358AppendixesA Non-Feerick Surnames Associated with My Family 365B My Dean's Reports 368C Remarks on Receiving the ABA Medal 380Acknowledgments 387Notes 389Index 419Photographs follow pages 142 and 302

John D. Feerick (Author) John Feerick is a professor of law at Fordham Law School and the occupant of the Sidney C. Norris Chair of Law in Public Service. He teaches and writes in areas of the Constitution, legal ethics, and conflict resolution. His books include the third edition of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Its Complete History and Applications, and From Failing Hands: The Story of Presidential Succession, which was helpful to the framers of the Constitution's Twenty-Fifth Amendment.Thomas J. Shelley (Foreword By) Monsignor Thomas J. Shelley, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, is Emeritus Professor of Church History at Fordham University. His publications include The Bicentennial History of the Archdiocese of New York: 1808–2008 and Fordham, A History of the Jesuit University of New York: 1841–2003 (Fordham).

• Foreword by Msgr. Thomas J. Shelley xiPreface xvIntroduction 1Part I: My Family and Its Irish History1 What's in a Name? 92 Mom's and Pop's Origins 143 Mom's and Pop's Childhood 23Part II: A New Home in America4 An American Odyssey 295 Settling in the Bronx 386 Growing Up in an Irish Immigrant Family 467 Uncle Pat, Our Life- Long Companion 588 Memories of the Nearby House That Ruth Built 68Part III: My Salad Days9 St. Angela Merici Grammar School, 1942–1950 7510 Bishop Dubois High School, 1950–1954 8011 Fordham College, 1954–1958 8312 Fordham Law School, 1958–1961 9013 Meeting the Love of My Life: Emalie 97Part IV: Career as a Lawyer14 Learning in Part- Time Jobs 10715 Joining a Small Law Firm—Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 11316 Leaving Skadden 12617 Becoming a Law School Dean: An Overview 13218 Commitments, Challenges, and Special Moments 14719 The Many Hats a Dean Wears 15420 Fordham Law Goes to Ireland 16221 Leaving the Deanship 17122 Becoming a Classroom Teacher 176Part V: The Vocation of Service23 Serving Others 18724 The Voluntary Bar 19425 Public Service: From Carey to Koch to Cuomo to Bloomberg to Kaye 19926 Boards of Not-for-Profit, Charitable, and Public Institutions 20827 The Catholic Church 213Part VI: Peacemaking and Problem- Solving28 Learning the Art of Conflict Resolution 22329 Conflicts in the Public Eye 229Part VII: Constitutional Endeavors30 Presidential Succession 23931 The Electoral College System 27032 Other Constitutional Opportunities 280Part VIII: The World of Government Ethics33 The New York State Commission on Government Integrity 28934 New York State Ethics Commission 29735 The New York State Public Integrity Commission 304Part IX: Marriage and Family36 Our Growing Family 31537 Deaths in the Family 32438 Roses in December—Rediscovering Mom and Pop 33539 My Family: Immediate and Extended 343Part X: On a Personal Note40 What I Learned 35341 Advice to My Grandchildren 358AppendixesA Non-Feerick Surnames Associated with My Family 365B My Dean's Reports 368C Remarks on Receiving the ABA Medal 380Acknowledgments 387Notes 389Index 419Photographs follow pages 142 and 302