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News From Our Community

In this candid op-ed, TCG Member Jose Vargas recalls his journey moving to the U.S. from the Philippines as a young boy. He grew up under the supervision of his grandparents in California, and despite some challenges involving his citizenship, he was able to successfully graduate from San Francisco State University. Read more about his remarkable story here.

Jose Antonio Vargas

*“Almost 14 years ago, I risked the life I had built for myself in the United States by coming out publicly as an undocumented immigrant.*
This past Christmas, I took an even greater risk: To find my way to a stable legal status in this country, I had to leave the place I have called my home for over 30 years. I had no promise of being able to return.”

In an interview with Pollock Cohen name partner and TCG Member, Steve Cohen, investigative reporter Richard Esposito discusses legendary New York City columnist Jimmy Breslin —the subject of his latest book—and the similarities between journalists and lawyers. Read the full piece here.

Steve Cohen

“For nearly three years, I’ve had the remarkable opportunity to interview interesting, successful attorneys about their careers and to learn from them the advice they wish they had received earlier in their career and want to pass on to young lawyers today. I was ready to conduct the next interview—with a well-known attorney—when I was unexpectedly invited to a book party. The author being celebrated was a man I didn’t know: Rich Esposito. But the subject of his book was someone I had admired from afar: the newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin.”

Amid a proposal to build a casino in the Chelsea area of Manhattan, TCG Member James Ferrari reflects on the impact a proposal of this size might have on the delicate ecosystem of the beloved High Line public green space, and the broader implications this construction project may have on the community. Read it here.