. >> my name is cathy kusher and i have been a lawyer since 1976 and most of that time at a big firm and now at my small, firm of my own. but most important for today, i am a trustee of the board of the law library and have been for the past 15 years and i could say that i only hope that you are as moved by the testimony that is given today as i am as a trustee of the library about the extent to which the mall and diminishing space and resources that they have been able to offer for 15 years on my tenure, 18 years after we were removed from city hall and we have been able to serve so many people so well. >> and i am also shamed that in the 18 years that we have had to work with the city. 15 on my watch, that we have not been able to come up with a solution to the true space needs of the library as the need for services has gotten greater. and i feel like my role as a trustee has not been honored given that it is my duty and my fiduciary duty to make sure that there is adequate space for that library. as you know, i as one of the trustees were forced to sue the library over the amount