I have always felt a special kinship with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an affinity that grew even stronger when, in my current role as Dean of Hofstra Law, I was honored to spend a little time with her and experience personally her warmth, sincerity, humility and intellect. I share in the loss of this incredible human being, a true beacon for women's rights and the very embodiment of the phrase "grace under pressure." She was a guiding light, a living legal legend, inspiration to so many (especially women lawyers) and will be an icon of inspiration in the American legal system forever.