J. Edward Brooks and Ognian Gavrilov
Born and raised in Bulgaria, trial attorney Ognian A. Gavrilov first came to the U.S. when he was 20. A couple of years later, when his wife suggested he join her in pursuit of a legal degree, Gavrilov thought that was a terrible idea.
"I said, 'Who in their right mind is going to hire a foreigner with an accent as their lawyer?'" Gavrilov recalled with a chuckle. "You can tell who was the brighter one in the family at the time... (continued)