A woman who considered government employment to be too limited for her potential, no challenge would stand in her way to build one of the top law firms in Iraq and the region, while raising her two children on her own to become strong, successful, and independent. From daring to quit a steady job to get her second degree in law to refusing her family’s financial support after her husband’s untimely death, to persevering through a military invasion and a civil war, Hadeel’s achievement is a living proof that the combination of dedication, ambition, and vision is indeed the stuff dreams are made of.