Keith Santillo:  

Wow. It's been thirty one years since graduation. It was the time of Jimmy Carter, Saturday Night fever and Huckapoo shirts. Back then, I didn't know what I wanted to do..except graudate. I wasn't much for studying back then. In fact, I remember a guidence counselor suggesting I enroll in BOCES. Only one teacher, Mr. Schirone (Biology), had any confidence in my abilities or cared. That was then. Since graduation, I went on to college, where I earned a BS Degree in Finance, graduating with honors and being electd to the Nation Honor Society in Business. After several years of working in the financial services arena, I deciced to challenge myself again. In 1990, I was admitted to the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, (Yeshiva University,..now that's a switch) earning a Juris Doctorate in 1993. I was admitted to the New York Bar and after working for a few years for a small firm, I formed my own practice in 2000. I continued practicing in Brooklyn until last June, when I learned my dad was terminally ill. I literally picked myself up lock, stock and barrel and moved to Boynton Beach,Flroida, to spend the last months of my dad's life together. He died on February 11th and left a void in my...Expand for more