Recently, I embarked on a journey to become more involved in my community. I enrolled in the Houston Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy as a means to interact with community and business leaders and network with my neighbors. Selfishly, I hoped that the program would assist in my own professional development, allowing me to build a portfolio of perspective clients for a growing legal practice. Instead, I gained much more than I could have imagined. I learned valuable insight into the daily operations of the Houston Police Department and the courageous and selfless men and women behind the badge. During...