Who is Terry Nazzario from One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School and what is their importance?

Terry Nazzario is a friend of Scott's who comes from New Jersey. Terry has an aggressive East coast style personality which comes in conflict with many in the reserved environment of Harvard. Terry increasingly rejects other's opinions of him as well as inappropriate instructor behavior and ultimately veers off on his own to end the first year independently.