It's not like I purposely seek answers to questions that are directly opposite of the answers the people asking the questions are seeking to hear.  It just happens that way. A lot ( Read more... )

5:33 last night.  Two senior attorneys come into my office.  "Do this motion tomorrow. I don't care if you win.  You won't. The law is directly against us. I don't want to get up in the morning to go and lose. Congrats."

8:33 last night. I finish my initial prep.  Initial thought, "Wow. I am going to lose."

8AM today. I attempt to enter the ( Read more... )

 Well, I have given in to my cold.  And, in all reality, it isn't that bad.  But, I figure if I stay home today, I can get rid of it for good.  Or nor. We'll see. In any event, it'll make Friday that much more lovely when it rolls around ( Read more... )

So, here's the thing.  I really don't want to get sick.  I mean, I completely understand that this is the season for the cold, flu, etc.  But, I just don't want to get sick.  Consider me rebelling against the fashionable common cold.  It just doesn't look good on me.

I've been at work all day popping zucol.  I've learned a few things from my zucol ( Read more... )

Me: "..so as you can see, there really isn't a case there."
Senior Attorney #1: "Did you bill for that assumption?"
Me: "No. I thought..."
Senior Attorney #2: "The question isn't, 'Does the law support it?', the question is, 'Can he pay for us to look into it and then tell him there is no case?'"

One word: addictive.

So, here's the deal.  After spending an HOUR this morning on the phone with Sprint/Nextel, I was able to get a "clear" answer as to how to switch from a Nextel phone to a Sprint phone.

Technically, they are the same company.

But of course, in the process of switching phones, they got an error report.  And for the love of all humanity, they had no ( Read more... )

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I amaze myself.  This morning I was thinking about how long it had been since I last posted on here.  It's been a while. I keep putting it off with excuses such as "Well, I have to get this work done, " or "I just don't have time." Or something equally just untrue.  I mean, look at me. Right now. In my office. Door open. Boss in court. And me, ( Read more... )

Here's another fun thing about being an attorney.  Having a secretary.  Well, actually, I don't have my own secretary, she really does stuff for the whole firm, but the fun still remains.  The fun being that no matter what, you always have someone harping on you to "hurry up and finish that motion!" Or, "The courier will be here at 3, have you even ( Read more... )