Attorneys, he observed, could work not only to benefit their clients but to advance the social contract. And the law school at New York University, with “a strong commitment to both private practice and public interest” and a diverse, multicultural student body, appealed to him. He enrolled. His second summer, he landed at LeBoeuf. When he graduated, they hired him.
McMillan did legal research related to Time Warner and the Discovery Channel, both clients of his mentor, Richard Berman. “I wanted to make sure that anything he gave me would be handled capably and diligently,” McMillan says. “I knew my role and position, just like in the beauty parlor.” When his mother died, McMillan, who had always been called by his middle name, started incorporating the first letter of his first name as a tribute to her. He also became a workaholic. “It helped not having idle time to