{"id":141923,"date":"2026-01-15T16:36:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/15\/lawyer-of-the-year-speaking-truth-to-power-after-running-into-immigration-shock-troop-commander-at-gas-station\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T16:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:36:58","slug":"lawyer-of-the-year-speaking-truth-to-power-after-running-into-immigration-shock-troop-commander-at-gas-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/15\/lawyer-of-the-year-speaking-truth-to-power-after-running-into-immigration-shock-troop-commander-at-gas-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawyer Of The Year Speaking Truth To Power After Running Into Immigration Shock Troop Commander At Gas Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rachel Cohen, the former Skadden associate who\u00a0spoke out about Trump\u2019s threat to the rule of law<\/a> \u2014 putting together an open letter signed by hundreds of associates<\/a> and then leaving her firm when it joined the spineless capitulators pledging free services to Trump causes \u2014 has watched her worst fears come true over the past year. Above the Law\u2019s 2025 Lawyer of the Year<\/a>, who now works as the Strategic and External Affairs Coordinator at Abbe Lowell\u2019s Lowell & Associates<\/a>, continues to push back against creeping authoritarianism, traveling to Minnesota as it deals with the surge of ICE violence that has already taken the life of Renee Good and led to the brutalization of many others. <\/p>\n

Did you see the story where they kidnapped and beat up a 10th grader and then SOLD HIS CELLPHONE<\/a>. That kid was an American citizen too, which shouldn\u2019t matter except to highlight that Homeland Security is not only cruel, but shockingly stupid and yet consciously indifferent to their own incompetence.<\/p>\n

Anyway, while on her sojourn up north, Cohen had a fortuitous gas station run-in with Greg Bovino, the tactical commander behind Homeland Security\u2019s occupation efforts sometimes referred to as \u201cMunchkin Himmler\u201d for marrying his short stature with long, Nazi-inspired outfits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cohen posted her meeting on Instagram and confirmed that Bovino is, in fact, small.<\/p>\n

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Nothing like a language scolding from a guy chaining up children. It will never cease to boggle the mind that someone can tut-tut cursing while going on TV to say \u201chats off<\/a>\u201d to an agent gunning down an innocent woman in broad daylight.<\/p>\n

That Tuesday video went viral throughout the day yesterday, prompting a follow-up where Cohen carefully lays out the stakes for her audience, describing the meaning of bravery, the role people in her position should play in confronting authoritarianism. She also reminds Americans that Renee Good was not the first person killed by ICE\u2019s lawless assault on cities and explains why more people need to know the name Silverio Gonz\u00e1lez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Earlier<\/strong>: Former Biglaw Associate Who Refused To Capitulate To Trump Wins 2025 Lawyer Of The Year Honors<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Headshot\"Joe Patrice<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. Feel free to\u00a0email<\/a> any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Lawyer Of The Year Speaking Truth To Power After Running Into Immigration Shock Troop Commander At Gas Station<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Rachel Cohen, the former Skadden associate who\u00a0spoke out about Trump\u2019s threat to the rule of law<\/a> \u2014 putting together an open letter signed by hundreds of associates<\/a> and then leaving her firm when it joined the spineless capitulators pledging free services to Trump causes \u2014 has watched her worst fears come true over the past year. Above the Law\u2019s 2025 Lawyer of the Year<\/a>, who now works as the Strategic and External Affairs Coordinator at Abbe Lowell\u2019s Lowell & Associates<\/a>, continues to push back against creeping authoritarianism, traveling to Minnesota as it deals with the surge of ICE violence that has already taken the life of Renee Good and led to the brutalization of many others. <\/p>\n

Did you see the story where they kidnapped and beat up a 10th grader and then SOLD HIS CELLPHONE<\/a>. That kid was an American citizen too, which shouldn\u2019t matter except to highlight that Homeland Security is not only cruel, but shockingly stupid and yet consciously indifferent to their own incompetence.<\/p>\n

Anyway, while on her sojourn up north, Cohen had a fortuitous gas station run-in with Greg Bovino, the tactical commander behind Homeland Security\u2019s occupation efforts sometimes referred to as \u201cMunchkin Himmler\u201d for marrying his short stature with long, Nazi-inspired outfits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cohen posted her meeting on Instagram and confirmed that Bovino is, in fact, small.<\/p>\n

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View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nothing like a language scolding from a guy chaining up children. It will never cease to boggle the mind that someone can tut-tut cursing while going on TV to say \u201chats off<\/a>\u201d to an agent gunning down an innocent woman in broad daylight.<\/p>\n

That Tuesday video went viral throughout the day yesterday, prompting a follow-up where Cohen carefully lays out the stakes for her audience, describing the meaning of bravery, the role people in her position should play in confronting authoritarianism. She also reminds Americans that Renee Good was not the first person killed by ICE\u2019s lawless assault on cities and explains why more people need to know the name Silverio Gonz\u00e1lez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Earlier<\/strong>: Former Biglaw Associate Who Refused To Capitulate To Trump Wins 2025 Lawyer Of The Year Honors<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Headshot\"Joe Patrice<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. Feel free to\u00a0email<\/a> any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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