ORANGE — As a self-declared “history nut” at UCLA, Luis Cardenas knew he wanted to teach it for a living, so he declared his plans to his professor.
“He just looked at me and said, ‘There’s no jobs and if you got one, there’s no money,’” Cardenas said. “I was terribly crushed and disappointed, and he just kind of flippantly said, ‘Go to law school.’”
So he did, earning his degree from Lo... (continued)