about

I’m a freelance attorney, beekeeper, artist, chef, photographer, and writer living in Brooklyn, New York. If you want me to build something beautiful, consult on organizing and marketing a project, write an article, represent you in court, or teach you how to do any of what I do, you can reach me at dsucher@gmail.com.

law

I run a law firm, and write about law at Legal Agility. This mention constitutes attorney advertising, because if you’ve been arrested or have a case that otherwise touches on my interests, you might want to retain me to represent you.

I volunteer at the general legal advice walk-in clinic and transgender name change clinic through LeGaL, defend community activists and protesters through the Mass Defense Committee of the National Lawyers Guild, and represent indigent survivors of domestic violence in matrimonial and family court matters through InMotion. I’m also on the Hearing Officer committee at the Park Slope Food Co-op.

bees

In 2005, I got it into my head that I wanted to keep bees. (And not let them get away! Yes, yes.) Of course, beekeeping was illegal in NYC at the time. What to do? I found a fellow to give me some hands-on experience with his hives, did my due diligence and research, and set about working to change the law. When beekeeping was finally legalized in New York in 2010, I promptly went out and ordered three pounds of bees.

Now that I can do it on the up-and-up, I’m the resident beekeeper on the roof of the East Midwood Jewish Center.

You can read about my ongoing beekeeping adventures here.

craft and design

Jewelry, glass, fiber, metal, paper, &c.

food

My recipes and food-related stories are collected at my food blog, Habeas Brûlée. Some also remain up at the archives of the recipe column I used to write for Gothamist.

In 2008-9, my partner and I were chefs/owners of Jack: an occasional restaurant, where we served 5-8 course tasting meals every month over at the Brooklyn Lyceum. (You can read reviews of the restaurant here. Jack was also mentioned in Edible Brooklyn and in Tribes by Seth Godin.)

I occasionally cater events, with past clients including the Fresh Fruit Festival and SalonCon. I’ve taught private cooking lessons, and I won Best Savory Pie at 1st Annual Brooklyn Pie Bake-Off. The closest I’ve come to baking a wedding cake was making 300 wedding cupcakes for a friend, but hey, ya never know.

I cure pancetta in my windowsill, smoke bacon in the backyard, keep duck hearts in my freezer, and continue to make a whole lot of jam.

photography

Portraits, food styling, travel, events, &c.

My photography has been featured on Gothamist, CNN, and NPR.

other projects

I sell some of my work at Emblems, my Etsy shop.

My brother and I curated a one-day art gallery of my mother’s works for her birthday in 2010.

I provided the tiny vials of honey and the introduction for Amal El-Mohtar’s The Honey Month.

I also spin fire.

You can subscribe to the RSS feed for my writings and galleries here.