Patrick Joseph Sandoval:  

Major Life Events May 1988 - Graduated from The Colorado College with a BA in Biology. Summer of 1989 - Converted to Judaism Summer 1990 - Accepted to Masters programs at UC Berkley, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Duke University, and Yale University. Chose University of Michigan to be closer to my girlfriend, Dena, who was studying at the Art Institute of Chicago, and because I was awarded a Horace Rackham Fellowship from UM. I regret not going to Yale. Fall 1992 - Married to Dena. May 1993 - Graduated from U of M with a Master's degree in conservation Biology and Ecosystem Management. Summer of 1993 - Accepted to Juris Doctor (law) programs at Stanford; Georgetown; and Boston University. Chose Boston University of to be closer to my wife, Dena, who was accepted to a Master's program at Tufts. I regret not going to Stanford. Summer of 1995 - my brother Tom died in my arms. It was a Friday morning. He died of complications related to the AIDS virus. Spring of 1996 - graduated from Boston University School of Law. Fall of 1996 - Divorced from Dena (she wanted me to go to israel and become a rabbi!) No regrets about the divorce, although because of her i missed out on Yale and Stanford! Fall of 1996 - Moved to Los Angeles and accepted a job as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice. Fall of 1997 - Accepted a job as an environmental lawyer with McKenna Long and Aldridge in Los Angeles. Fall of 2001 - Started my own immigration law firm in Los Angeles. Repres...Expand for more