Some people say that once a lawyer, always a lawyer. I find that view depressing. It makes me feel like I have no hope for redemption. I grew up on a small dairy farm just north of New York City and decided to use my law and banking background in ways unique, creative, and not altogether logical. I've enjoyed robust professional pursuits and have written on biotech and recruiting issues for Bloomberg BusinessWeek and Nature Biotechnology. My personal self improvement plan includes discovering a lot of great books and writing a few of my own. My newly released thriller, "The Charity," is gettin...