Re: I'm going solo!

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On 12/11/06, Carol wrote:
> On 12/09/06, JF wrote:
>> Joe,
>>
>> I think you might be misunderstanding Randy Andy. He is being sarcastic
>> and is mocking me and others who post here. He is not serious about
>> starting a practice. He posts here under many different names, and I doubt
>> that he's really an attorney.
>>
>
>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> Now this is an interesting subject that has caused some friction, so I
>>> would like to add some too. It does seem that Randy is a little over
>>> zealous with his beginning the solo career but then again aren't we all
>>> thrilled when we got into this business? I went on my own probably way
>>> before I was actually ready and got socked for the first 4 years, I knew
>> I
>>> made a mistake but that pride thing got in the way. I worked another job
>>> on the 3rd shift and busted my butt but it all worth it. This year I
>> made
>>> a breakthrough and finally the practice is booming.
>>>
>>> But, the first 4 years were very hard and if you don't have a lot of mony
>>> to begin wwith, it will be hard on you as well, unless there is someone
>> to
>>> back you.
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
> Joe, glad to hear that you're doing well.
> Re: time it takes to start making good: I read somewhere that most new
> businesses take at least 3-4 years to make a profit, although I don't know
> how reliable those figures are or even where they came from, come to think
> of it. But assuming they are true or close to true, why would an attorney's
> office be any different? If you have a fall-back position that is great,
> although it is incredibly hard to work two jobs, especially if one is as
> demanding psychologically as law. Kudos. And the support not just
> financial is vital to many of us, the emotional support from family and
> friends can sometimes make the difference as to whether you stick it out or
> throw in the towel. Maybe Randy/L/Martin/the-sandwich-guy just needed a few
> more hugs and a cheer-leading section. :)

Wow! Talk about misunderstandings!

My remarks were directed towards "L."
Is that clear enough?
I AM NOT "L"!

Is THAT clear enough?

To elaborate: IMO, L has some sort of mental problem. He's depressed or
something. Nothing is going to help him start his solo practrice until his
medical problem is resolved, IMO.

My comments were not directed at anyone here except L and his aliases.

My comments about the Big Sieve was not meant as a dig at this forum or any
other. It was a statement about the nature of the internet, and how on any
internet forum for solo lawyers, which is reachable by hundreds of thousands of
lawyers, many of whom are solos, there is high mathematical probability that
some small number of those who post on such a forum will naturally have problems
that are intractable, except possibly through medical science. Not to put too
fine a point on it, but THAT would be "L".

Not much we can do about it. THat is what I was saying.

No, I am not yet a lawyer. I have said before that I am a law student. A 2L in
fact.

Sheesh!