GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — Dan Wingate (J.D. ’23) was sitting in a court hearing for a co-worker when he realized that the legal system needed more people who were equipped and eager to represent individuals who faced discrimination. In his seven years of active duty in the U.S. Army, Wingate witnessed his fellow servicemen and women encounter the criminal legal system and saw first-hand the devastating and dehumanizing effects of the Department of Defense Directive 1304.26, more commonly known as the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.