April 26, 2013
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What a Week
I got involved with a large scale eviction case that included a federal loan guarantor a nasty landlord and lots of really salt of the Earth folks who got unceremoniously booted from their apartments. I did some fast lawyering and got a good result for them. Also some headlines for my boss, which he loved.
I flew out on Thursday to go to San Diego for a bankruptcy conference and got a text on the way to the airport from my paralegal telling me that I won my Supreme Court decision. I thought she was kidding. By the time I got to the airport I had reporters that wanted to talk to me about the case.
And then air travel. Spending so much close time with people that you don't really talk to in a real way. I was overwhelmed with emotion. I actually cried at one point and I am sure the guy sitting next to me worried that I was a basket case. I was just happy.
I am here alone and the bankruptcy attorneys around me don't really want to talk about my housing case or my juvenile court appeal, but my email is blowing up from colleagues, family, and even my favorite law school professor who read about me in the paper and sent me an email to congratulate me. I feel disconnected from it all.
I have finally stopped crying.
Comments (4)
Congratulations! next thing you know, they'll need you as a consultant on THE GOOD WIFE for when they use that storyline/case in one of their episodes.
Seriously, ya done good! ((I envision somewhere down the line, an offer of a judgeship-- as I believe that's so much in the realm of possibility for you.)
That is awesome! It's kind of interesting to be away and get a different perspective on your success. I hope the celebration continues when you get home, though!!
Congratulations! This is wonderful! I bet it WAS an overwhelming feeling. I can't even imagine! Kudos to you on a job well done! And I'm glad that you finally stopped crying
dude, i'm very happy about that.