She insists, however, that her career as a defense attorney is not to evaluate her client. So when she stood up in court for the mother, she did n’t believe she was “on the wrong side of the room.”
” My job is to advocate”, she said.  ,” If something, I was on the area that needed me most”.
She had a “breakthrough time” with her father as she prepared for this situation.
When he informed her that the work she was doing was an important one, she was on the telephone with him nine years later, sharing the difficulty of making claims for the event.
” It’s important for you to speak up on her behalf, because if you do n’t do it, then who will”? she recalls him saying.
She understood that her father was aware of the value of her job. ” I know it took nine years for him to get it, but I’m certain that others can get there as well, maybe … faster”, she says.
UNCONVENTIONAL LAW OFFICE TOO
Pro Bono SG even handles situations involving domestic violence and marriage, as well as legal cases.
And some of its attorneys work in one of Singapore’s most innovative law agencies: Two storage tanks located in front of Tian De Temple in Hougang, with the aim of providing pro bono legal service to the hinterlands.