Funny enough, solo practice was never the goal. At no point did I intend to become an entrepreneur. I always knew I wanted to go to law school, but the ultimate goal had always been of opening a nonprofit that provided free legal assistance to those who needed it most. Life, of course, happened. After getting married and having children,…
What keeps me going on the tough cases is remembering why I started doing this work in the first place—to serve, to empower, and to make a difference for people who might otherwise have no one to turn to. Throughout my career—especially my years with the Superior Court of California’s Small Claims Legal Advisor’s Office—I’ve met countless individuals facing overwhelming…
If I had to summarize what inspired me to become a lawyer, it would come down to one word: service. For over two decades, I’ve had the privilege of working in the public sector—more than ten of those years with the Superior Court of California, primarily in the litigation department and the Court’s Small Claims Legal Advisor’s Office. During that…