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In my career as a television reporter, my job was to go to work every morning, gather facts, and weave them into a compelling broadcast-ready story by 5:00 that evening. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. When a reporter fails to tell a story well, there is always tomorrow--another broadcast, another story, and another chance.
As lawyers, we have one chance to speak for someone, our client, who has an important story. We must not fail to tell it well.
