President Dwight D. Eisenhower designated May 1 as Law Day in 1958.1 The U.S. Congress declared it as an annual nationwide event in 1961. Its purpose is to raise public awareness of American law and justice and their impact on our lives.
The theme of this year’s law day event was “The Legacy of John Adams.” As an attorney, John Adams is best known for his representation, in two separate trials, of the defendants in the incident that we know as the Boston Massacre.
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