Yesterday was the first day I didn’t go into the office or do any work work for weeks. I may never have appreciated past presidents quite so much. I love my job. I do. But sometimes, a bit of a break is really priceless. I’ll post here again in about a month1 when I’m finished with the four trials I currently have scheduled between now and then.
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When I first entered law school, I thought that passing the bar was a euphemism that meant that when it was all over you could go into a bar and get any girl you wanted. Turns out, it’s some sort of test. @ Ha!
#Listening to Michael Jackson's Thriller today is equivalent to listening to Elvis Presley's first album (1956) at the time of Thriller's release in 1982. @ Yes, I do feel old, yes I do.
#I was sworn in yesterday by Thomas R. Fitzgerald, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. @ Congratulations, Dave!
#Can you write your life story in just six words? @.
#Rafe McMullen had been arrested for trespassing and was residing in police custody at the South Loop (1718 S. State St.) was found dead in lock-up on Wednesday morning. Chicagoist: Man Dies In Police Lock-Up.
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Atonement: A Novel by Ian McEwan
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
In Our Defense by C Kennedy
February 21st, 2007 at 10:11 am
Hey TI, if you ever get down because you feel like a firefighter, just remember that you’ll actually be IN COURT doing TRIALS. And then think about your other classmates who took associate jobs in law firms and will be stuck behind their desks for the next 5-10 years doing shit work for jerk partners, and who won’t see the inside of a courtroom unless they’re lucky enough to get home before 9pm to watch Boston Legal.
Anyhow, I need your address so I can get your Bar Bri stuff back to you. I sent an email to one of your email accounts but I didn’t hear back so I’m not sure if you check it anymore.
February 22nd, 2007 at 6:13 pm
Good luck with your trials! Let us know how they went!
March 13th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Good luck on the trials, I am assuming your more recent posts mean at least some plead (pled, or pleaded or whatever way you spell it where you are).
March 14th, 2007 at 6:38 am
Dude: You are correct! I had my first trial a bit after that post Ã¢â‚¬â€ť 2 misdemeanor assaults we lost on both counts. I took some satisfaction from the fact that all but one of my colleagues predicted the outcomme b/c the facts were just that bad, yet we were still able to make the jury stay out over an hour before it convicted. That’s not very long, but hey, it’s better than the 15 minutes they could have taken. I at least gave them a little to think about, so I don’t call it a total failure.
The next trial I continued and it probably won’t end up going, the third we got a sweet deal on and the guy is finally out of jail, and the fourth has also been continued b/c of shenanigans by the state. So it goes…
April 10th, 2007 at 6:54 am
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