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IRWINDALE — When Monica Johnson was 7, her grandmother suggested she pursue a career in law.
“I said, ‘What is an attorney?’” Johnson recalled with a laugh. No one in her family was an attorney, she explained, “And my grandmother said, ‘You would be a really good attorney because you have a great vocabulary, and you’re a good advocate — you like to argue.’”
Johnson is constantly remind... (continued)