David Henry:  

Life I am a patent and trademark attorney and Baylor Law School professor (25/16 years, respectively). At the last minute, I detoured from medical school to law school. But, it was not a waste - the science training for med school gave me the requisites for patent law post-law school. Priscilla and I have been married now for 32 years (yes, 32) and have two kids - Hillary - recently married and living in D.C., and David II, a senior in college. We spent 14 years away from the Waco area, but the combination of my teaching at Baylor, and wanting to get back out of big cities led to our return in 1998. Before moving back, I simply flew into town on teaching days, and would fly back home afterwards. This didn't make much sense after thinking about it, because the teaching and other BU involvements were both the most important activities to me, and the only things that had a single, fixed geographical base. One of my favorite activities (outside of family, teaching and mentoring college students) happens to also be my best business tool - flying. I currently fly a twin engine 310 to all of my private practice projects from coast-to-coast and use my Cessna 172 (smaller, single engine plane) for "short hops." This al...Expand for more