1. Wiring in and out millions of dollars in the real estate trust account with my bosses'
2. Serve as a professional problem solver- or in the legal world- a mediator. Basically working with divorcing couples and their attorneys to hammer out agreements in lieu of going to Court.
3. Meeting with a 59 year old homemaker whose husband of 40 years has just told her he wants a divorce.
4. Calling a client to them the Judge totally agreed with us or calling a client and to tell them the Judge totally did not agree with us. I much prefer the first.
5. Listen to somebody trying to convince me (or possibly themselves) that something they are trying to do is the right thing when it is TOTALLY the wrong thing to do.
6. While waiting for a Judge at the Courthouse to sign an order, being asked to serve as a witness for a same-sex marriage.
7. Visiting with a child, their parents, and prospective guardian making a recommendation to the Court as to who the child should live with and subject to what terms.
8. Meeting with a dad who just found out his 8 year old child isn't his. Dad has raised child for 8 years, but now wants to divorce mom and disestablish paternity. Yes, basically just walk away from child. You know- then you don't have to pay child support which is apparently more important than not screwing up a child even more.
9. Getting bitched out by a Judge for doing something a certain way that this particular Judge thinks is wrong but as I was instructed to do by a different Judge. Sometimes there is just no pleasing them.
10. Sitting in my office wondering how this world can be so sad, cruel, unfair and wrong and wondering how I am going to save my daughter from such disappointment.
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