A hard fall for lawyer who struggled to escape gang life: Isaac Guillen gave up the violence of his early years to graduate from UC Berkeley and UCLA. But defending gang members drew him back to his old lifestyle.

Photo: Isaac Guillen got his law degree from UCLA. Credit: Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times

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    Good story for a movie.

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