Are You an Organ Donor?

Organ donation isn’t something most people think about very often unless they are in need of an organ transplant and then they think about it all the time, hoping and waiting for a match. Today, one of my friends (and my children’s school director) got a badly needed liver transplant. He was on the list…

Meeting a Supreme Court Justice – Part 3

My favorite three messages of the evening have to do with inspiration. What inspires you? What inspiration do you draw from others? From yourself? What inspiration did Justice Sotomayor have to make her want to be a lawyer? And fight for fairness? Were you the kind of kid who hid under the bed covers with…

Meeting a Supreme Court Justice – Part 2

Part 2 Today’s blog is a continuation of yesterday’s… I had the chance to meet Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and hear her speak at the Fox Theater. These are a few of the messages I took away with me. One of the questions asked was from a Santa Clara University School of Law student,…

Meeting a Supreme Court Justice

I had the pleasure of seeing/hearing Justice Sonia Sotomayor speak last night at the Fox Theater in Redwood City. A huge thank you to Kepler’s books, one of the last independent book stores on the planet, for sponsoring the event! Justice Sotomayor is the first Latina appointed to the US Supreme Court (and woman named…