Young students pressed forward, their eyes shining with a mix of admiration and hope. “Ms. Valenca! Mr. Sorrin!” They reached out as if touching the attorneys might transfer some of their groundbreaking success. A small girl broke free from her mother’s grasp, darting forward to wrap her arms around Juniper’s legs. “You helped my daddy!” she exclaimed before being gently pulled back.

The makeshift corridor of bodies stretched the length of the grand lobby, punctuated by flashing cameras and raised tablets. “Hip hip hooray!” Someone started the cheer, and it spread like wildfire through the crowd.