2023 Reisman Award Winner: Best New Law Firm // The Dross Law Firm, PLLC

After a lifetime of adversity, which included time in the foster system and in prison, Arique used his experiences on the other end of the legal system to fuel his mission—providing the advocacy he wished he’d had as a child.

After earning two law degrees and becoming a licensed attorney in both New York and California he served as an ACS prosecutor and assistant district attorney before starting his own firm, which has helped over 150 clients with foster care, child abuse, and juvenile delinquency cases.