Its been so long since I last wrote, I don't remember when it was. I think it was in the spring (I suppose I could look it up, but, frankly, I'm too lazy this morning).
It has been quite a summer. If we talked in March, I would have told you that I would not have expected any major changes in my life. Well, life has a way of fucking up what you think is going to happen. I left Goldberg Pickett (long story that will not be discussed here) and joined Greensfelder, Hemker, & Gale in St. Louis. Greensfelder is a large firm (one that would not have interviewed me after law school), but it is going well.
As I sit in my office, contemplating the journey to get here, I am often thinking of the many different paths that can get you to an end point (what ever that end point might be for you). I can't say that joining a large firm was my ultimate goal, really, at any time. If I was honest, though, I'd admit that I probably came to that conclusion more because I did not excel at the class room part of lawschool. I was adequate (and in those classes that I liked, more than adequate), but nothing more.
I did not join law review or the other status parts of law school. I did do international moot court, but even that fell into my lap. It was, of course, the reason I decided to become a public defender. It was in moot court that I discovered how much I enjoyed that part of being a lawyer. It was not the writing, the research, or the other stuff that we do. It was court. I'm not sure where I would be without that international moot court team. Even still, my grades were okay, but Greensfelder (or any similar firm) would have had no interest in me.
I joined the PD's office which, in my opinion, is a fantastic way to go out into the legal world. You meet a lot of people and you handle cases on your own. Its a little sink or swim, but it is great training for real life as a lawyer. I loved it, but, as with most public sector jobs it wore me out. I believe that EVERYBODY is entitled to the best defense, and money should not be an issue. Many pay that lip service, but to me, it is a fundamental princple on which this country is founded. In any event, I left the PDs and joined Larry Goldberg.
I worked hard for and with Larry. We had some good times and I've left. Leaving was much harder than I thought it was going to be. I'm not sure why I thought it would be easy, when the reality is that I saw those people (Christy, Cassie, Larry, and Paul) everyday for 7 years. I saw them more than I saw my family in many weeks. It was weird, certainly, in the beginning, to not see them, not to talk to them...it's easier now as I get used to the people at GHG.
In the end, I am very thankful for the position I now have. I am able to provide for my family and I get to keep doing what I love to do. I suppose that is all we can ask for, right?
I guess the point of this rambling entry is to remind people that many times things work out. I said in the beginning, I'm not going to discuss why I moved, but remember that things have a way of working out.
"I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing through every dark night, there's a bright day after that so no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep your head up, and handle it." -- Tupac.
Enjoy your day everybody
It is what the title says, it is simply what I think. nothing more and nothing less.
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