That kind of advocacy has been one of his personal goals since he was a teenager, when several incidents helped shape the direction of what would become his legal career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he was about 13 years old, Dean was in a doctor\u2019s office, waiting for an appointment in a very crowded waiting room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had gotten to the appointment a little bit late and the waiting room was busy,\u201d he said. \u201cI sat down and soon the doctor came in. He pointed to me and said quite loudly, \u2018that people like you who are on medical assistance shouldn\u2019t come in late for an appointment. My family had a rough time financially but that wasn\u2019t something that I wanted to share with the entire waiting room.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cObviously, it made me feel horrible terrible,\u201d he said. \u201cI was embarrassed. I felt like I was worth nothing. I later decided that when I grew up that I wanted to give a voice to those who didn\u2019t have a voice, to help others avoid feeling like I felt that day in the doctor\u2019s waiting room. That life experience made me feel like I needed never to be in a situation where someone could treat me like that or denigrate me like that. I realized I wanted to stick up for other people who were in a similar situation and be their advocate. I didn\u2019t feel like I had an advocate in that situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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