Re: Rock Bottom--Master Ichi Apologizes

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Student,

I have failed you in your teachings, since you lack the wisdom to refrain
from challenging me on the internet. Since Ancient times, renegade pupils
have gone on internet to challenge.

They felt the tip of my sword. You will feel it now student. Prepare
yourself.

On 10/03/06, Ichi wrote:
> Is Oda the dog?
> On 10/03/06, Oda Nobunaga "Teacher" wrote:
>> Pupil Zataoichi,
>>
>> Return to the study room immediately. It has been written since
>> ancient times, "It is a foolish dog, that barks at the flying bird."
>>
>> On 10/02/06, Zatoichi wrote:
>>> Oda,
>>>
>>> The oxen are slow....but the Earth is patient......
>>>
>>> The Famous Swordsman
>>>
>>> On 10/02/06, Oda Nobunaga "The Teacher" wrote:
>>>> I apologize to this board for the wayward writing of my pupil,
>>>> Zataoichi. He is eager to go forth and spread his wisdom, but he
>>>> is not ready. I will hit him on his wrists with a stick one
>>>> thousand times for this transgression. This is the way it must
>>>> be. Namas de.
>>>>
>>>> On 10/02/06, Ichi wrote:
>>>>> Some Guy, you've had it rough. The response was for Giroscope.
>>>>> The Master apologizes for misdirected commentary.
>>>>> On 10/02/06, Giroscope wrote:
>>>>>> I was a solo for 2 years out of law school. I actually passed
>>>>>> up several job offers because I wanted to be on my own. Solo
>>>>>> practice sucks. The clients suck. They are usually bottom of
>>>>>> barrel types who don't believe they should have to pay a
>>>>>> lawyer. The work sucks. Usually messy and boring. Solos are
>>>>>> not respected within the legal profession. Given the high
>>>>>> student loan debt levels, I am surprised anybody would ever go
>>>>>> solo anymore. I'm not saying this to be a downer. I'm just
>>>>>> sharing my experience. During my 2 years as a solo, I never
>>>>>> had any money to do anything. Whenever I got a big fee, I put
>>>>>> it back into the business. I couldn't take my kids to the
>>>>>> ballgame or do anything.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then throw in things like this: You do a great job for a
>>>>>> client but the case does not work out well, maybe because it
>>>>>> was a difficult one to win anyway. Then, they either sue you
>>>>>> or file a complaint against you. Solo practice, and non-
>>>>>> biglaw firm life sucks. Biglaw sucks too, but at least there
>>>>>> you are well paid and have a powerful organization behind
>>>>>> you. If you can't get a biglaw job, go to government, or non
>>>>>> traditional. Solo life really sucks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10/02/06, Carol wrote:
>>>>>>> On 9/30/06, Some Guy wrote:
>>>>>>>> So you made the plunge into law and eventually solo
>>>>>>>> practice. As it turns out, things don't go so well. In
>>>>>>> fact
>>>>>>>> they go really bad. Your bankrupt, or on the verge of
>>>>>>>> filing bankruptcy. You live with your parents. Your womans
>>>>>>>> dumped you. Your burned out. Your overweight. You have no
>>>>>>>> friends. Your car is broken and you can't afford to fix
>>>>>>> it,
>>>>>>>> and you have to ride the bus. Plus you've been unemployed
>>>>>>>> for 6 months, and you've been disciplined for attorney
>>>>>>>> misconduct... failure to return files, failure to return
>>>>>>>> phone calls, client abandonment, failure to do work
>>>>>>>> compentently.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> How do you recover from that? What do you do with your
>>>>>>> life
>>>>>>>> now?
>>>>>>> well, not be flip but it looks like things can only get
>>>>>>> better. you're not the only one to be disciplined, many
>>>>>>> attorneys get disciplined but only the ones that people
>>>>>>> complain about. You might consider public service, the
>>>>>>> legal openings in government don't pay well but they hire.
>>>>>>> most states have a state job board on the net. maybe you
>>>>>>> just got in over your head with the solo. i've made some
>>>>>>> significant errors in my practice too, it's called a
>>>>>>> learning curve, but if you dwell on it and let it get you
>>>>>>> down it just snowballs. It sounds like you may be suffering
>>>>>>> from depression. scrape together the money and go see a
>>>>>>> doctor, get on an anti-depressant, learn to meditate and
>>>>>>> find a counselor that can help you through this. been
>>>>>>> there. going through a dry spell myself right now, the rear
>>>>>>> bumper of my car is fixed with duck tape cos I don't have
>>>>>>> the money to get it fixed right. at least you have a bus to
>>>>>>> ride. btw, there is no ethical reason (imho) to tell clients
>>>>>>> all of this but you should definitely let potential
>>>>>>> employers know. good luck.