Every day, we wake up to a world that feels more chaotic, more divided, and—too often—more unjust. The headlines bombard us with stories of pain and suffering, voices silenced, rights trampled. Injustice, when left unchallenged, does not fade. It grows.
As a trial lawyer, I confront these harsh realities head-on. I’ve been in this fight for awhile. Behind every case, every headline, there’s a life—a human being—who deserved better. A tragedy that could have been prevented, and a deep need for justice.
Yet justice is not easily won.
Justice can be slow, grueling, and hard-fought. But it is always worth the fight.
The arc of the moral universe may bend toward justice, but it does not bend on its own. It bends because we make it bend. Because someone refuses to look away. Because someone stands, weary but unbroken, and says: Not here. Not today. Not this time.
Your story—what has happened to you—has the power to impact not just your life, but to ripple out into the lives of others. You hold the power to make the world a safer, more humane place for all of us.
The path to justice will test you. It’s a journey filled with twists, turns, and seemingly insurmountable obstacles. There are moments when progress seems stalled, when continuing forward feels overwhelming or even impossible. Exhaustion can threaten to take hold. In these moments, having resilience is not like what they show you in the movies — it’s not some perfectly timed cinematic comeback.
True resilience is steadier, and quieter. It is a toughness forged that no one else sees. It comes from within. It comes from when you’ve picked yourself up before. It comes from doing right by others, not for credit but simply because it is the right thing to do. It’s a resolute determination to continue to love and to care, to stay true to your core values, and to keep pushing forward.
“Let us not grow weary of doing good,
Galatians 6:9
for in due season we will reap,
if we do not give up.”
However, resilience is not about endurance alone. Within resilience there is also wisdom. The wisdom to know when to push forward and when to rest, when to stand alone and when to lean on others.
No one wins the fight for justice alone.
We are stronger with a support system bound by shared values and a common purpose. And, thus, within resilience also lies a deep sense of gratitude—gratitude for those relationships that help you dig deep, stay grounded, and sustain you through the long nights, the tough breaks, and the inevitable setbacks. For those who remind us, in our darkest hours, why we chose this path in the first place. “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10. No man is an island unto himself.
There will be moments when the weight of this work feels heavy. Moments when the obstacles seem too great, when the system feels too broken, when the road ahead feels impossibly long.
But we did not embark on the journey together because it is easy. We do it because it is necessary.
Adversity, while daunting, always makes room for opportunity. Who we are will be defined by the decisions we make during the toughest times. Indeed, it is those decisions that so often determine the final outcome.
I did not commit to this profession to be a bystander, sitting on the sidelines and watching as others suffer. We fight because we believe—deeply—in the justice of our cause. That the law is meant to serve people, not power. That justice is not just an abstract idea, but a living force capable of changing lives. That the truth, when spoken with enough conviction, can cut through even the deepest darkness.
“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly.” Micah 6:8. It’s not easy, and it’s not always rewarding in the immediate sense, but it’s necessary.
So if you find yourself here, tired, discouraged, or maybe the fight ahead seems impossible — let this be your nudge to continue the marathon.
Justice is not inevitable. It is built—one case at a time, one voice at a time, one step at a time. And each step forward, no matter how small, bends the arc ever so slightly toward justice.
