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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 646052" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>I forgot my usual disclaimer: Please don't ask for free legal advice! You'll get what you pay for! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p> </p><p>I generally don't tell people on-line I'm a lawyer. LOL</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Depends. Just like everyone else, they come in all types. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> You have to be somewhat competitive to litigate. I mean, if you don't want to win, you have no business in a courtroom.</p><p> </p><p>I hate not being right. I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken about that. I liked going to court back when I was in private practice. I actually got to argue in front of the state Supreme Court, the whole bench, not just a panel of 3 like you sometimes get. It was incredibly cool...mostly because the opposing side went first and was just being GRILLED by the Court. I could tell I was going to win before I even opened my mouth, so the confidence was thru the roof. Best part of my six years as a private attorney.</p><p> </p><p>That competitiveness didn't really carry over to other areas for me. I don't care if I lose at Words With Friends, lol, or if my Chili comes in dead last at a chili cookoff - (well, the chili might bug me a little <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> ) but generally, if I thought my side should win, I'd do my darndest to win!</p><p> </p><p>And of course, you always think your side should win. </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Book smart. I really think that's about it. The fact is, they say if you can get into law school, you can pass law school. A lot of people don't make it, so I don't know how true that is, but I didn't find law school terribly difficult. I'm quite good at remembering things I have read and there are learning aids you can buy. So really, memorize, regurgitate, apply law to facts, simple.</p><p> </p><p>Accountants, scientists, computer programmers, doctors and nurses; people who DO things, not just KNOW things...THOSE people are smart in my opinion.</p><p> </p><p>My Jabber is probably a lot smarter than I am. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 646052, member: 17309"] I forgot my usual disclaimer: Please don't ask for free legal advice! You'll get what you pay for! :D I generally don't tell people on-line I'm a lawyer. LOL Depends. Just like everyone else, they come in all types. :) You have to be somewhat competitive to litigate. I mean, if you don't want to win, you have no business in a courtroom. I hate not being right. I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken about that. I liked going to court back when I was in private practice. I actually got to argue in front of the state Supreme Court, the whole bench, not just a panel of 3 like you sometimes get. It was incredibly cool...mostly because the opposing side went first and was just being GRILLED by the Court. I could tell I was going to win before I even opened my mouth, so the confidence was thru the roof. Best part of my six years as a private attorney. That competitiveness didn't really carry over to other areas for me. I don't care if I lose at Words With Friends, lol, or if my Chili comes in dead last at a chili cookoff - (well, the chili might bug me a little :p ) but generally, if I thought my side should win, I'd do my darndest to win! And of course, you always think your side should win. Book smart. I really think that's about it. The fact is, they say if you can get into law school, you can pass law school. A lot of people don't make it, so I don't know how true that is, but I didn't find law school terribly difficult. I'm quite good at remembering things I have read and there are learning aids you can buy. So really, memorize, regurgitate, apply law to facts, simple. Accountants, scientists, computer programmers, doctors and nurses; people who DO things, not just KNOW things...THOSE people are smart in my opinion. My Jabber is probably a lot smarter than I am. :D [/QUOTE]
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