Arthur Niels Brook

To illustrate this concept, consider the following excerpt from Volume I of Business Insurance Law and Practice Guide, published in 1989 by Matthew Bender. (The extract is from the chapter on "Property Insurance," which I coauthored with my late partner Arthur Brook; my purpose in quoting it here is not, in Walt Whitman's phrase, to advertise myself, but simply because, having said it once, I do not see any particular reason to try to say it better the second time around.)

Arthur Brook Our partner, colleague, and above all friend, Arthur Brook, died suddenly on July 30, 1997. Arthur had been part of our world since 1966. Those of our readers who knew him recognize in this photograph the remarkable synthesis of zestful enthusiasm, wry humor, and mellow skepticism that characterized his approach to life. His intellect was large but his demeanor modest. Most of all, Arthur had passion. Whether planning his strategy for a trial or exulting over the quality of a new espresso machine, managing a friend's political campaign or comparing the styles of different tenors in his favorite aria from Il Trovatore, instructing young lawyers in jury selection techniques or bemoaning the erosion of old-fashioned grammatical English, deposing an expert witness or learning in middle age to speak Italian, Arthur threw himself into everything he did with gusto bordering on abandon. His warmth was contagious and embraced us all. His joie de vivre illuminated our firm and our lives.

ARTHUR NIELS BROOK 1933 - 1997
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Arthur BrookOur partner, colleague, and above all friend, Arthur Brook, died suddenly on July 30, 1997.Arthur had been part of our world since 1966.Those of our readers who knew him recognize in this photograph the remarkable synthesis of zestful enthusiasm, wry humor, and mellow skepticism that characterized his approach to life.His intellect was large but his demeanor modest.Most of all, Arthur had passion.Whether planning his strategy for a trial or exulting over the quality of a new espresso machine, managing a friend's political campaign or comparing the styles of different tenors in his favorite aria from Il Trovatore, instructing young lawyers in jury selection techniques or bemoaning the erosion of old-fashioned grammatical English, deposing an expert witness or learning in middle age to speak Italian, Arthur threw himself into everything he did with gusto bordering on abandon.His warmth was contagious and embraced us all.His joie de vivre illuminated our firm and our lives.