Ruth Rizkalla's reason for becoming a lawyer may be less enticing than most, but it's also commonplace: her school counselor gave her a multi-choice test.
"It spat out two different career choices: one was a lawyer and the other a psychiatrist," said Rizkalla. "And I just thought psychiatrist was more interesting to me, but the idea of going so much school and specializing after graduating from medical school just wasn't going to happen."
