Noted Boston attorney Jerome Facher addressed the graduates and civil rights pioneer Oliver White Hill received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Hill, a Richmond lawyer, helped end segregation and inequities in public schools and recently received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Clinton. In addressing the Washington and Lee law class of 2000, Facher stressed the importance of excellence and reputation. If you lose it, you will never get it back.
Excellence matters every time for every client.
If excellence requires you rewrite a document for the fourth time, do it. Excellence comes from what kind of lawyer you want to be. Especially for instilling in you the respect for excellence and integrity. Facher is most noted for his role in the legal case that the best-selling book and hit move A Civil Action was based on.