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Law Practice

Oct. 27, 2000

Scholarship Honors A Journey Cut Short

Felix Valdez was 40 when he decided to go to law school. His goal was simple: He wanted to help people. After graduation, he took a job with the Orange County district attorney's office - and dreamed of the day he and two law school buddies would start their own practice.

        I begin a journey with a noble purpose,
        to help my fellow man.
        But somewhere on the journey everything somehow changed
        as I began to understand.
        The environment was hostile, not meant t...

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