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Jul 13, 2006
"I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward." --Charlotte Bronte
From Prison Bars to Bar Exam
He spent twelve years in a Texas prison -- for a crime he didn’t commit. And now he has graduated from law school and headed towards a career in criminal justice -- the field that tragically let him down. Christopher Ochoa was freed after law students had his case reinvestigated and proved him innocent. Today the 39-year-old is inspiringly free from anger or bitterness and very clear about the values he hopes to bring to the legal profession. "You have to have compassion for your client," says Ochoa. "It doesn't matter how much money he has, or whether he's rich or poor, because that's what makes us better lawyers. And compassion is what makes, in essence, justice." The CS Monitor has more of Ochoa's story in this article.
BE THE CHANGE
The next time there is an impulse to cast an accusation, take a step back and give the person the benefit of the doubt.
