A psychiatrist on the law school faculty: influences on professional careers.

Abstract

I feel it a great honor to be invited to participate in the development of this festschrift for my old and dear friend, Jay Katz. We have shared the interdisciplinary trenches from the very beginning of our respective careers. We have struggled with some of the same problems; we have sometimes joined in teaching projects; there are several areas of law that we have both explored; and on one occasion we have even opposed each other as expert witnesses. Throughout the duration of these thirty-three years I have followed Jay's work closely, fully agreed with most of his principles, and often felt a twinge of envy that I had not written some of the papers which he did. Likewise, I have always felt greatly supported by Jay in my efforts, even though we have had minor disagreements from time to time and I shall discuss one of these later on. I seriously doubt that Jay's most recent works will turn out to be truly a valedictory. I anticipate the pleasure of continuing to read stimulating pieces by him in future years.