u.s. hartford, connecticut. i grew up there. until i went to college. >> you have family members there? >> my mom has nine brothers and sisters. two of her sisters were at husbands used >> you started school. you went to public school? >> public school. i played basketball. i thought i would go pro. [laughter] lack of talent was a problem. >> where did you go to college? >> i went to clark university where i played basketball. >> basketball scholarship? >> i would like to say it was a basketball scholarship. [laughter] >> then you went to law school. why did you want to become a lawyer? >> in my family you were either going to become a lawyer or a doctor. i wasn' t too keen on medicine you that summer i worked for ubs as a truck driver. i actually loved it. -- ups truck driver. i loved it. it was a blast. i told my mom, i' m going to stay at ups. i think i could have a career there. she said, you have got no choice. i don' t want to hear about it. i decided to go to law school. i did well. that was a great job. i ended up working for a firm which is purely bankruptcy law. within a coupl