Fabio Dworschak: Compelled to Help Others

Published: 
Friday, September 19, 2014

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Fabio Dworschak has always felt compelled to help others.  After leaving college in Texas to join the Army as a medic, he became increasingly aware of how many of the people he served with were those on the margins of society – people who did not benefit from the system they voluntarily stepped up to serve. 

Fabio found that law was an area of interest and one that could provide a path by which he could continue to help others.  He felt that a focus on civil liberties would allow him to make an impact with people living on the margins, like many of those he served with.  After his term with the Army ended, Fabio returned to Texas to attend the University of Houston, where he graduated with a degree in Political Science.   

Fabio is currently a third-year law student at Seattle University. While he is interested in all aspects of civil liberties, he has a particular interest in freedom of speech and privacy rights.  He is the public interest representative for the Student Bar Association and a member of the Seattle University mock trial team.  

While still relatively new to the Seattle area, Fabio says he does not miss the heat of Texas, where he and his family lived since he was 10.  Originally from Rio de Janeiro, he said Seattle’s lush landscape reminded him most of his former home.  Like many of us, Fabio was drawn to Seattle because of its natural beauty and his love of the outdoors, which he tries to take advantage of in his spare time.