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    D.L. Rencher’s “Closing Argument”

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    I’ve touched on it a little bit. No matter what your background is, you can do what your heart desires, if you put enough time, energy, and effort. I wasn’t dealt the best hand in terms of coming up, but I had two loving parents and loved each other. They fought. I lost one very early on and I had to fight and take care of my mother. And so not to just talk about myself in terms of my struggles, but I know that if you really put your mind to something, that you can accomplish it, especially through law school. One of my mottos is that whenever you approach a wall, you have the ability to do a couple of things. You can go over the wall, you can go around the wall, and if the wall doesn’t move, you can go through it. And I mean that. And that’s how you have to be: relentless in your approach, in what you do. And if you believe in yourself that you can accomplish it and become a lawyer, then you can. I always had to talk to be a lawyer, and everybody told me that I was capable of being a lawyer. I didn’t know that myself, and I had to find that out myself.
     

    Like I said, when I got my LSAT scores, they weren’t the best. I got into law school, said, hey, you know what? This might not be the place for you, your first year, first semester. I had to turn things around, and I had to look at myself in the mirror and say, do you want this? Go get it and live for that, and that’s what I do. Early on, I interned in the district attorney’s office. I did some criminal defense. Then I did medical malpractice defense for about five years. Then after that, I started to see a different path, a path where I could really take what all I have to bear to the table for my clients, which is myself and my experiences and understanding their experiences will give me the edge in their case. And that’s why I use the word tireless, relentless. Because I accept that awesome responsibility and I advocate for them and I go for it. We truly have people’s lives on our hands, understanding that carries with it, a great deal of responsibility and awesome responsibility. And so whatever you have to grapple with, whatever you have to bring to the table, bring it full force because this is where it matters. This is the arena of litigation.

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