Of Lawyers & Friendships
When I was growing up, I saw these names—David Marshall and Glenn Knight. Both were legendary lawyers, fiery and a force to be reckoned with. My mother was especially impressed with David Marshall. The family often talked about the Cambridge-educated Lee Kuan Yew and Prof Ahmad Ibrahim. I had applied to law school in NUS many moons ago (since my childhood dream to be a doctor was dashed) but I failed to get in. But this didn’t stop me from meeting David Marshall during an event held in law school. Through the years, I have met many lawyers (some of my good friends are one) but never Glenn Knight. I recently got in touch with him and was fangirling with one of the legal fraternity’s shining stars. He is also a Cambridge alumni, having studied in St John’s College. I also found out that David Marshall who was impressed with Glenn Knight’s ability had offered him a full partnership in his law firm which the latter declined. It was also lawyers Kevin Tan and TPB Menon who ...
