BRADEN’S BRIEFING How I Became an Attorney get a law degree. In 2004, I graduated from the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University and began my legal career.
I come from a family of attorneys. My grandfather was an attorney, my father was an attorney, my uncle was an attorney, and my sister was an attorney. Likely due to the fact I was surrounded by attorneys my entire life, I swore I would never become an attorney when I was young. I felt that path had already been traveled by other people in my family. Instead, I wanted to be an oceanographer because I loved the ocean. However, when I entered college, I became fascinated by how the human brain works. Therefore, I majored in psychology. After graduating from The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s in psychology, I went on to the University of Dayton and obtained a master’s in clinical psychology. Thereafter, I entered a clinical psychology doctorate program at the University of South Carolina. After about a year and a half in the clinical psychology program, I came to the difficult conclusion that psychology was not the right career choice for me. Although I wanted to help people, I did not feel clinical psychology would allow me to achieve the type of concrete, tangible results I wanted for my clients. My research would simply be read by other psychologists, with no direct impact on actual patients. Therefore, I decided to leave the psychology program and
I am very happy to report I made the right career choice. As a lawyer, I have been trained how to analyze and investigate a problem, how to approach and solve a problem, and how to achieve the type of concrete, tangible results I want for my clients. My profession has provided me with an enormous sense of satisfaction. When I meet a new client, I start the process off by working to understand the legal problem they have. Then, I explore various ways of solving their problem, decide on a plan of attack, and work together with them to achieve results.
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