She met Tina Rutnik, a young litigator who was enthusiastic about squash, tennis and Hillary www.rollcall.com/news/terri-sewell-barack-obamaRodham Clinton.

Sewell describes the woman as having "a lot of balls." They formed a fast friendship and Sewell joined her new pal as she hosted a young women lawyers event for Clinton at the Russian Tea Room. It was Sewell's first political contribution.