Philip Campbell:

“I think of one of the great satisfactions of the latter stages of my career: working on homicide cases with my old friend, John Fitzmaurice, who spoke about me, complimented me and teased me in one of tonight’s presentations. John and I go way back. I remember a time when I thought we might end up as partners. John can bring to a stack of crime scene photos and forensic reports everything I cannot. He sees the whole thing in three dimensions. His cross-examination of an expert witness builds slowly with innocent premises that when combined and then rigorously examined, make an over-confident, underprepared expert wilt. It’s a thing of beauty which my wordsmithing and legal submissions seem trivial by comparison with. Like the other people I’ve spoken of, working with John has made me a better lawyer..”

- Speech upon acceptance of the G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Medal on November 5, 2020.