David Bryant originally planned to be a doctor.
He studied science as an undergraduate at St. Louis University and then worked in a lab for about a decade. But the more he thought about it, he realized his chosen career path did not give him the space to fight for social justice issues.
“Being a lawyer allowed me to be more creative, more dynamic, and impose myself into helping other people,” Bryant said in a recent appearance on the “Politically Speaking” podcast. “Our courts have such an immediate impact on the lives of people.”…