The Muncie Star-Press has a feature today on a Muncie attorney who is running for Delaware County commissioner, titled "Brooke's legal experience circles the globe." It begins:
MUNCIE - John Brooke stands before a map of the United States in his downtown law office. The map is studded with dozens of stick pins, each representing the location of one of his clients.Posted by Marcia Oddi at September 26, 2004 10:41 AM"This is one of my favorites," Brooke says, pointing to a pin sticking in Hawaii. "He's a great guy."
How often does Brooke get to Hawaii?
"Not often enough," he says, laughing.
Brooke plainly loves his job as an attorney for clients ranging from the town of Albany to Hong Kong fireworks manufacturers. At a reporter's request, he gives a tour of his 15,000-square-foot building, which is home to the Brooke and Mawhorr law firm.
He tells the history of the vintage Chinese fireworks company posters that adorn the walls of one conference room - dubbed the Hong Kong Room - and laughs when one of his 15 employees recounts the smell that emanated from a collection of exotic beetles Brooke brought back from one Far Eastern trip.
Why would a successful attorney with clients in 44 states and seven countries run for Delaware County commissioner?