>>Erik: What would you cite as the greatest input aside from your education and law experience
that has given you energy, excitement, and motivation to pursue your path?
>>Julia: I think it is my parents. There are two things I`m really passionate about in
this job. The fight and the second chance, giving someone a second chance. Because if
you do get a good result for a client, you sit them down and say ``never get in trouble
again. I never want to see you again. You are getting a real second chance.`` I think
those are the things my parents instilled in me. They love the fight, the underdog,
the scratching, the making the fuss, and they believe in the concept of redemption, which
has come to me through them. I believe in it too. It goes back to the cocktail party
question, which is the other answer for the people. If you believe people can be redeemed
and rehabilitated, then why do you care if I get one person off because I`m giving them
a second chance. I assume every client will take that second chance and do something great
with it. I think that my parents, I don`t know how or why or what experience in their
life led them to these principals, made sure my family understood all of this.