{"id":108188,"date":"2025-02-11T17:02:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T01:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/11\/associate-who-died-in-plane-crash-remembered-as-selfless-and-super-super-smart\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T17:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T01:02:46","slug":"associate-who-died-in-plane-crash-remembered-as-selfless-and-super-super-smart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/11\/associate-who-died-in-plane-crash-remembered-as-selfless-and-super-super-smart\/","title":{"rendered":"Associate Who Died In Plane Crash Remembered As \u2018Selfless\u2019 And \u2018Super, Super Smart\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/image.jpeg?resize=620%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1150321\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><u>Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/tag\/quote-of-the-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><em>What I just want you to know is she\u2019s so special.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><em>[She was] super, super smart. She was so, so selfless. \u2026 For 10 years [after getting married], she didn\u2019t go on a honeymoon because all she did was work, work, work, work. She wanted to change the world and she could have. She really could have.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><em><i>\u2014 <\/i>\u00a0Jessica Haynes, in comments given to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dc-plane-crash-victim-sarah-best-sister-wants-to-give-her-one-last-hug-8784505?hid=049855dd55ef4c0421decaa2b54ce7ee294610eb&amp;did=16374909-20250202&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=ppl-news_newsletter&amp;utm_content=020225&amp;lctg=049855dd55ef4c0421decaa2b54ce7ee294610eb&amp;lr_input=deb2e0c91cd4c37650b3e6f1f13e774cd9ce12f712a8f8b8957a81ce3166cefc&amp;utm_term=PM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">People<\/a>, on her younger sister, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilkinsonstekloff.com\/our-team\/sarah-lee-best\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sarah Lee Best<\/a>, 33, who <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/01\/promising-young-law-firm-associates-law-school-professor-killed-in-d-c-plane-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">died in the D.C. plane crash<\/a> last month. Best was a litigation associate at boutique firm Wilkinson Stekloff. Haynes said that through her work, Best \u201cwanted to speak for those who had no voice, especially in education and immigration.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-441281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"mailto:staci@abovethelaw.com\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/02\/quote-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Associate Who Died In Plane Crash Remembered As \u2018Selfless\u2019 And \u2018Super, Super Smart\u2019<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/image.jpeg?resize=620%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1150321\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><u>Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/tag\/quote-of-the-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><em>What I just want you to know is she\u2019s so special.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><em>[She was] super, super smart. She was so, so selfless. \u2026 For 10 years [after getting married], she didn\u2019t go on a honeymoon because all she did was work, work, work, work. She wanted to change the world and she could have. She really could have.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><em><i>\u2014 <\/i>\u00a0Jessica Haynes, in comments given to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dc-plane-crash-victim-sarah-best-sister-wants-to-give-her-one-last-hug-8784505?hid=049855dd55ef4c0421decaa2b54ce7ee294610eb&amp;did=16374909-20250202&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=ppl-news_newsletter&amp;utm_content=020225&amp;lctg=049855dd55ef4c0421decaa2b54ce7ee294610eb&amp;lr_input=deb2e0c91cd4c37650b3e6f1f13e774cd9ce12f712a8f8b8957a81ce3166cefc&amp;utm_term=PM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">People<\/a>, on her younger sister, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilkinsonstekloff.com\/our-team\/sarah-lee-best\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sarah Lee Best<\/a>, 33, who <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/01\/promising-young-law-firm-associates-law-school-professor-killed-in-d-c-plane-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">died in the D.C. plane crash<\/a> last month. Best was a litigation associate at boutique firm Wilkinson Stekloff. Haynes said that through her work, Best \u201cwanted to speak for those who had no voice, especially in education and immigration.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-441281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#5023243133391031323f26352438353c31277e333f3d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. What I just want you to know is she\u2019s so special. [She was] super, super smart. She was so, so selfless. \u2026 For 10 years [after getting married], she didn\u2019t go on a honeymoon because all she did was work, work, work, work. 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