Personal Statement

“Everybody can be great…Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve…You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

My life’s mission is to serve with a genuine, compassionate love and empathy toward all humanity. Serving has always been a part of who I am, it’s in my DNA. Even as a young child growing up in my father’s restaurant, I learned how to serve others and provide something at the time they couldn’t provide for themselves. After graduating high school in 2011, I made a heartfelt decision to serve my country as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps. Whilst on active duty, I was a part of the American Home Build Project that gave me the privilege to help

Even as a child, I possessed a great deal of empathy toward family members who found themselves in difficult situations. And as an adult, I’ve become quite the problem-solver. Realizing the main task of a lawyer is to solve a client’s problem, people will come to me for help in solving their problems. Becoming a lawyer will enable me to empathize in order to properly understand the needs and concerns of my clients. A lawyer's personal satisfaction must come from helping others achieve a desired result or avoid or ameliorate the consequences of a difficult situation. A lawyer must provide the client with sufficient information concerning all possible alternatives to allow the client to make an informed decision. Ultimately, the client must decide what is best for himself or herself. As a lawyer I must be able to accept and advance the client's decision, even if I would not have personally chosen the particular course of action, so long as I stay within the ethical parameters of the Code of Professional Responsibility. Whether one is writing a will, negotiating a contract, litigating a lawsuit, or settling a divorce, a lawyer is advocating the personal needs, desires, and goals of the client. An attorney is a public