<br />
BOSTON COLLEGE<br />
LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE<br />
WINTER 2025<br />
BC.EDU/BCLAWMAGAZINE<br />
GREAT CASE<br />
THEN<br />
CAME<br />
THE<br />
RECKONING<br />
When Erica Brody ’11 Sought Justice for<br />
a Group of Children Egregiously Abused by<br />
Their Foster Parents, She and Her Team<br />
Met Resistance at Nearly Every Turn from<br />
the State Agency Responsible for the Placement.<br />
The Case Weathered Evasions, Delays,<br />
Falsehoods, Immunity Claims, and Dismissal<br />
Attempts. The Result Was Unprecedented.<br />
Page 18<br />
PLUS<br />
ALUMNI<br />
Good<br />
Earth<br />
Anthony<br />
Zelle ’86<br />
Designs<br />
New Field of<br />
Eco-Law<br />
PROFILE<br />
Character<br />
Study<br />
Michael<br />
Schiffer ’04<br />
Is a Hard Act<br />
to Follow<br />
FACULTY<br />
CEO<br />
Suite<br />
Renee Jones<br />
Explores<br />
Accounting<br />
Fraud<br />
Behaviors<br />
THE GAME<br />
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