L is for Law

I went to law school for fun. I hadn't seriously considered being a lawyer--I just wanted the law degree. When I told someone at law school that I didn't have any real plans to be a lawyer, he was horrified--why are you going to law school if you don't want to be a lawyer? He really didn't believe me, when I said that I was there for the education--that the subjects were very interesting to me. Actually that conversation kind of woke me up and I realized that I better become a lawyer or I was going to waste a whole lot of hard work and my new greatest asset--my lawyer brain. When I meet a new client, that's what I'm selling--my lawyer brain. I worked hard for this brain, so I have to keep reminding myself not to give out information for free.

Anyway, a few years ago, I ran for public office. If I had won, I would have given up practicing law. At first I was pretty sad that I lost. I hate to lose. Then I got to talking to this woman at a ABWA convention, who was getting a divorce. Her soon to be ex-husband had just filed bankruptcy and her divorce attorney was telling her that she needed to hire a bankruptcy attorney. She couldn't even afford her divorce attorney and now he was telling her she needed a whole different attorney. I sat and explained all the ins and outs that she was going to have to look out for in her soon to be ex-husband's bankruptcy and then I gave her some advice about her divorce proceeding. An hour later I was still animatedly explaining her options and what she should do next. That's when I realized, there's no way I could give this up. I love this stuff.