James Bowers, one of Day Pitney's key corporate compliance attorneys, grew up in the segregated South, and recalls, "There were several civil rights lawyers in the community, and what they did fascinated me." After graduating from Harvard Law School, Bowers became the University of South Carolina's first black law professor. He later chose to practice securities law, deciding against a civil rights practice. "I felt like I was going to crack corporate America," Bowers said.
October 15, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
James Bowers said he should have known better. He said he should have known not to walk alone at 11 p.m. a few blocks from campus to get a sandwich at a nearby restaurant.
So when a group of guys gave him a scornful look and waited outside the restaurant for him to leave, Bowers knew what was happening.
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