Growing up in a family where asbestos-related cancer, lawsuits, and attorneys seemed to be the main conversation topic for a few years left a mark on me. One powerful enough to nurture an unrelenting search for truth and justice. I spent my teenage years volunteering in hospice centers and nursing homes and I went to law school to learn how to defend the defenseless. I don’t want to become “just a lawyer” when I finish next year. I want to become a voice and an advocate for all those who need their rights protected. The articles I write for various legal magazines and online platforms are my way to inform, educate, and help people around me, just like others helped my family in their time of need.