~ To me, defending the highest potential in others is the essence of what it means to be a lawyer. Naturally, I am building a university that teaches men and women to realize their own power and potential.
Retributive empathy (Ohenewah, 2025) is a framework that integrates retributive models (punishing wrongdoing) and restorative practices (healing through empathy and compassion).
Befriending others on the basis of what you stand to gain is a strategy that is most certain to backfire in the long term. Always, it is better to form connections on the basis of mutual interests, aligned aspirations, and sheer, genuine camaraderie.