Yeah baby! My courtroom record is a perfectly awesome 1-0!!!!! I am definitely enjoying this whole lawyer gig!!!!

Only 6 months til graduation! :D Then I get to take 3 bar exams...Uggh! :(

Sir Bel rules!

Who said anti-paladin training ain't fun?


Errr, Bel... A few more posts here and you'll be no 1-0, but 1000! ;)

[This message has been edited by Darien Noella (edited July 07, 2001).]

Congrats Bel!

What kind of case? What kind of court? Give a few details man!

We are so so proud of you :D

Way to go Sir Bel!

It must have been tough getting that little old lady's speeding ticket thrown out ;)

j/k, So are you a defense attorney, a DA man, corporate law; BTA is right - We need details!

The clinic I work for mostly does bankruptcies, wills and trusts, and Family Law issues: Custody, Protection from Abuse, etc...

The case I won was a Protection From Abuse case. I was the woman's attorney - she brought the suit against a former boyfriend who had threatened her.

Not too much to tell about it...I presented my case, and the commissioner awarded the Protection order to my client.

I can't wait until I'm an attorney and I can start getting paid for this! I enjoy being in court! I was a little nervous at first...But I'm sure that'll wear off eventually!

And I'm sure you probably make some amounts of money on it too?

I'm sure that he will soon work for Cage & Fish. A pirate-paladin will fit in perfectly. :D

Congrats Bel, i wish you an x to nothing lifetime score.

Bel - I figured you were working on the McVeigh thing!

Seriously, great job!

Con'grads Beli!

Thanks all! Mollusken - No money yet...I'm doing it for free (or as we say in the field - Pro Bono :D ) until I pass the bar and become a real attorney.

Right now, I am allowed to practice as a student with the supervision of a licensed attorney...Kinda like legal training wheels. LOL! :D ;)

COngrats!

May i give you a Fishism on your way:
"I plan to have character one day, great character, but if you wanna be rich you better get the money before the scruples set in." :D

WE are but Grease in Your mighty wheels ;)

The defender of the downtrodden, champion of justice, doer of good deeds, and all that good stuff! :D

I'm feeling good about being a litigator! I still have a LOT to learn...But I am loving it!

I just won my third case today!!! :D

WhoooHooo!!! Baddies beware! Sir Belisarius is here!!!!! :D ;) :cool:

Congratulations!

Bel, don't lie. You won the case as baddie's defender.

How much did you get? *evil grin*
Need a manager?

Unfortunately (or fortunately), my only reward for the cases I am working now is the satisfaction I get from knowing that I've helped someone in need. I'm working the civil end of abuse cases & I represented the abused in each one.

I'm building up karma points for when I sell out and become a corporate litigator for some big faceless corporation! LOL! :D

Actually, I'll probably continue doing these pro bono case once or twice a year. It's a good cause, and I really do feel good about what I'm doing.

Way to go Bel!!!!

Not just a pretty face eh Bel?

(looks at avatar)

actually, scrap that last comment

:p What's that supposed to mean?!? I really like my avatar!

BTW - When I was in Chester...I also traveled west to Wales. I went to Llandudno (I probably spelled it wrong - I think it was pronounced Clan-dud-no) It was a really nice beachy looking town (I had high tea at the St. Tudno Cafe there - A good time!), Conwyy, Carnaervon (probably another terrible misspelling), and Beaumaris Castle.

Any of those places ring a bell?

Hey Bel, have you ever been out to the Midwest? I know Chicago n bigger cities like that have a huge need for lawers dealing with abuse cases. It would be my guess you could get a job there with some larger firm if you wanted.

I recall Orkish saying he was studying abuse cases in law school, but was more interested in International cases. Have you ever thought about going global?

Vandalore - I don't really want to do abuse cases for a living. I want to be a bigshot corporate lawyer. ;) :D

I will probably spend about a week or two per year doing free work for an abuse clinic...I do like helping others. But I also want to see the world, and buy a beach house someday. Sorry, not all altruism from me...

I've never really been to the Midwest, unless you count Cincy and Cleveland. Cleveland was actually a good time! Despite what all the jokes say.

Well done Bel

I believe if that is what you really want to do, you'll do it. Normally, I take more of the pesimistic attitude for life. But I feel that if someone truly wants to do or be something no matter what that might be and they dedicate their whole life to it, they will be that musician, movie star, doctor, lawyer, or whatever they want to be. I dunno it's just an idea I have.

Great for you, I suppose I know where to go when I get caught for all this internet frau....

Never mind.

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Atta boy, Bel. Glad to see you doing well for yourself. All those years of school are gonna finally pay off, huh?

A toast and a green smiley to that! :D