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Memory, through storytelling, is essential to moving beyond violence and harm—the first step toward cultivating healing and safety for those harmed and accountability and compassion for those who harmed.

For Joshua H. Hernandez, L’22, access to justice begins with empathy. "The legal profession can sometimes distance us from the everyday realities people face," he says. "My hope is that students develop empathy by meeting clients where they are and understanding the barriers many individuals encounter when seeking justice." That belief is what drew Josh back to Marquette University Law School in the summer of 2026, this time not as a student or volunteer, but as the assistant director of the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinics (MVLCs), which is a part of the Office of Public Service.