Making Room: A Memoir of Faith, Law, and Endurance

This attorney’s life is measured not in victories, but in the space he learned to hold.

From suburban California Catholic school to nationwide litigation battles and meeting with dying clients, Michael Hackard reflects on the grace God extends us — if we leave Him the room to act.

In Making Room, Hackard shares his life through the lens of faith and endurance. A brain tumor, pharmaceutical poisoning, and professional collapse would not break him. When resolution and reconciliation seemed distant, continual practice and prayer took over, and he came to understand the gift of presence.

This is a book for attorneys measuring the distance between sacred ideals and practical outcomes. For those persevering in faith amidst a wilderness of challenges. For anyone undergoing a trial by fire, when simply showing up may be what matters most.

“This is beyond me. It’s up to you.”