From Lawyer to Warrior
Failing the Bar, Becoming a Marine
and Finding Meaning
By Chris Pavlak
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“I had been fortunate enough to seize an opportunity…to explore the unknown. To be denied this experience or to somehow have it stripped away would have left me with one looming question: what might have been? “
Fixated on the financial ascendancy of being a lawyer for a large, high-revenue law firm, Chris Pavlak attended law school for all the wrong reasons, though he wouldn’t realize this until years after he repeatedly failed the Bar exam.
Failure propelled Chris toward his purpose. He picked himself up, adjusted expectations, and reshaped his life. In From Lawyer to Warrior, Chris shares his journey and reveals that failure is a new beginning. He turned pain and humiliation into hope and fulfillment, discovering purpose and the true meaning of accomplishment and camaraderie. This is an honest book about reinvention and reclamation, an inspirational memoir that shows you how to overcome the pain of failure by being absorbed in something bigger than one’s self.
From Lawyer to Warrior
Failing the Bar, Becoming a Marine and Finding Meaning
By Chris Pavlak
Where to Buy:
“I had been fortunate enough to seize an opportunity…to explore the unknown. To be denied this experience or to somehow have it stripped away would have left me with one looming question: what might have been?”
Fixated on the financial ascendancy of being a lawyer for a large, high-revenue law firm, Chris Pavlak attended law school for all the wrong reasons, though he wouldn’t realize this until years after he repeatedly failed the Bar exam.
Failure propelled Chris toward his purpose. He picked himself up, adjusted expectations, and reshaped his life. In From Lawyer to Warrior, Chris shares his journey and reveals that failure is a new beginning. He turned pain and humiliation into hope and fulfillment, discovering purpose and the true meaning of accomplishment and camaraderie. This is an honest book about reinvention and reclamation, an inspirational memoir that shows you how to overcome the pain of failure by being absorbed in something bigger than one’s self.
Chris Pavlak
About the Author
Chris Pavlak graduated from law school in 2006. He failed the Bar exam twice before joining the Marines and becoming a Ground Intelligence Officer. During his service, Chris has led Marine rifle and scout sniper platoons, has been a planner for Marine Corps service-level exercises, and has served as an advisor to Afghan Security Forces.
Still in the Marine Corps Reserves, he is a faculty member at a top-level intelligence school near Washington, D.C. As a civilian, he is a consultant on the policies, ethics, governance, and regulations of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Chris Pavlak
About the Author
Chris Pavlak graduated from law school in 2006. He failed the Bar exam twice before joining the Marines and becoming a Ground Intelligence Officer. During his service, Chris has led Marine rifle and scout sniper platoons, has been a planner for Marine Corps service-level exercises, and has served as an advisor to Afghan Security Forces.
Still in the Marine Corps Reserves, he is a faculty member at a top-level intelligence school near Washington, D.C. As a civilian, he is a consultant on the policies, ethics, governance, and regulations of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
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