One of my favorite memories from my days at the Federal Public Defenders Office in Buffalo was when my youngest daughter Isa Johnson chose the old federal courthouse as the subject of her year-long second grade project regarding the history of the buildings of downtown Buffalo. I brought her in to interview two of the court security officers, who were more than happy to answer questions about the history of the building. A lot has changed since that interview. Our family moved to Indiana, and that little girl grew up and just graduated from the University of Southern California as a journalism major, of course. I now practice in the Northern District of Indiana, at the Federal Community Defenders Office in Hammond, Indiana. I remember my colleagues from Buffalo and Rochester very fondly and send my warmest regards from the Midwest.
