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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTwenty-One Years After Her Autism Diagnosis, Haley Moss Is Admitted to the Florida Bar
n 1997, a doctor told Rick and Sherry Moss that their 3-year-old daughter Haley had not yet spoken because she is autistic.
Their daughter would likely never graduate from high school, the doctor said, never make a friend, never get a drivers license.
On Friday, Haley Moss became a member of the Florida Bar. She took the oath of attorney during a ceremony at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building in Miami. The oath was administered by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Lisa Walsh.
I became a lawyer, and I became a judge because I have the facility of speech, Walsh said, noting she is privileged to have this ability. Its a great privilege for me to swear in somebody that has actually had to overcome issues and develop skills that may not be natural.
Moss swearing-in came six months after she gave the commencement speech at her alma mater, the University of Miami School of Law; 3½ years after receiving both a B.A. and a B.S. from the University of Florida; four years after she published her second book; six years after she graduated from the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale; seven years after her art was honored by the Dan Marino Foundation; and 21 years after her parents were first told that none of these feats would likely be realized.
Their daughter would likely never graduate from high school, the doctor said, never make a friend, never get a drivers license.
On Friday, Haley Moss became a member of the Florida Bar. She took the oath of attorney during a ceremony at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building in Miami. The oath was administered by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Lisa Walsh.
I became a lawyer, and I became a judge because I have the facility of speech, Walsh said, noting she is privileged to have this ability. Its a great privilege for me to swear in somebody that has actually had to overcome issues and develop skills that may not be natural.
Moss swearing-in came six months after she gave the commencement speech at her alma mater, the University of Miami School of Law; 3½ years after receiving both a B.A. and a B.S. from the University of Florida; four years after she published her second book; six years after she graduated from the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale; seven years after her art was honored by the Dan Marino Foundation; and 21 years after her parents were first told that none of these feats would likely be realized.
After graduation, Moss landed a job as an associate with Zumpano Patricios. Founders Joe Zumpano and Leon Patricios attended the ceremony with about 15 of the firms Miami attorneys.
Moss and Zumpano were introduced by a former partner at the firm whom she met in college. She clerked for Zumpanos firm last summer and was offered a job upon graduation. For Zumpano, who has a 16-year-old autistic son, the moment was cathartic, as she represents the hopes and aspirations of all those with autism, including his child.
Moss and Zumpano were introduced by a former partner at the firm whom she met in college. She clerked for Zumpanos firm last summer and was offered a job upon graduation. For Zumpano, who has a 16-year-old autistic son, the moment was cathartic, as she represents the hopes and aspirations of all those with autism, including his child.
https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2019/01/14/twenty-years-after-her-autism-diagnosis-haley-moss-is-admitted-to-the-florida-bar/?slreturn=20190128181025
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Twenty-One Years After Her Autism Diagnosis, Haley Moss Is Admitted to the Florida Bar (Original Post)
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mbusby
(823 posts)1. Link....
Ex Lurker
(3,816 posts)2. Thanks, I messed that up NT
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,547 posts)3. you could edit the OP
Ex Lurker
(3,816 posts)4. Done NT
lpbk2713
(42,774 posts)5. Excellent.
I love it when people say "you know what you can do with your diagnosis?"
Best story I've heard in a while.
akraven
(1,975 posts)6. You GO, girl!
A BFF is autistic - some days are great, some are awful - but she is always who she is and owns a shop in town here.
This made me cry. Tears of joy!