PROLOGUE
Love Has Won the Day
ONE
The Railroad Tracks
TWO
Searching for Purpose
THREE
Down on My Knees
FOUR
A Passion for the Law
FIVE
Back to School
SIX
Staying Sober
SEVEN
Community Service Is My Lottery Ticket
EIGHT
Advocacy on Another Level
NINE
David and Goliath
TEN
A Ballot Initiative?
ELEVEN
Law School
TWELVE
Wouldn’t It Be Great If I Made Dean’s List?
THIRTEEN
The Greatest Indicator of Citizenship
FOURTEEN
No Man Is an Island
FIFTEEN
Cooking Up Some Gumbo
SIXTEEN
Blood Is Thicker Than Water
SEVENTEEN
Let’s Rock This Thing
EIGHTEEN
The Home Stretch
EPILOGUE
Love Will Win the Day
Acknowledgments