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My Uncle Jimmy is also in the field of law. In Missouri, he is known as James K. Bingman, attorney at law. He has an unusual practice that capitalizes on the many highways going through Missouri by trucks. He has founded a firm filled with truck accident lawyers to represent truck drivers who are hurt and sustain damage in crashes. Many people think truck drivers are immune to getting hurt in their big rigs, but this is not the case. He has done surprisingly well with his venture, and it sure is unique in the field of law.

Being out on the road all the time exposes me to some great places of lodging, and others not so great. Last week, I was in Salt Lake City to interview someone who wanted to move to my area and work in our law firm. I have stayed at some Condo Hotels in my day, but none as fine as this one in Utah. I was told the Jazz frequent the nightclub below after home games. I didn’t see any of the players there, but they did have Ripple and I had a glass with my hot wings.

I recently saw the movie Sicko by Michael Moore and was shocked by the standard of health care we maintain in this country. I was especially moved by the next clip. It features a former medical reviewer, Linda Pino, who gives an emotional confession that her actions directly lead to a man’s death. Still, it took a lot of courage to do this. It also features the idea of HMO’s, hatched by none other than Nixon and his cronies.

My job is almost like having a retail job - there are no vacations around holiday times. Sure, we get the actual holidays off, as courts are closed, but the weeks before and after Christmas are hectic. The roads are full of travelers, and sometimes we end up dealing with people from out of state and everything else. These are hectic and stressful times, so I have already prepared a vacation for February. I plan on booking a sweet Vegas hotel and getting a cheap flight aboard a budget carrier.

Sometimes, personal injury litigation can take a long time, and it can get into the realm of mundane. When I am the head attorney on the case, I have to stay focused and will always devote my personal attention to it. However, when I am merely helping out or pushing papers around the court room, the proceedings are usually long and arduous. I keep having to look down at my Hublot watch to check the time and hope for an upcoming recess.

I like to begin every morning with an energizing shot of caffeine. I am not a big coffee person, at least not the Folger’s variety. I like real coffee, like espresso. I also don’t like soda, because it is filled with sugar. In order to open my eyes early in the morning, I now prefer capresso. You may be asking what that is, well, it’s a combination of cappuccino and espresso. Baristas may be saying, “Wait, cappuccino already contains espresso.” To which I say “Be quiet.”

I wanted to go to Washington D.C. this year to witness to lighting of the national Christmas Tree. They always hand pick a huge North Carolina pine and decorate it extensively to show the holiday spirit of the government. This time of year, we can put all our differences aside for a while and just sit back and enjoy the season. If I had an invitation to the White House, I’d be able to have dinner with the President and even sit in his Bush furniture.

You can never really underestimate the power of marketing. My firm was ranked #4 in our area as far as personal injury lawyers are concerned. The other firms have a larger budget to flood the morning airwaves with advertisements, but we did not have that option. We have a TV spot, but it’s reach and frequency is limited by budget. I had the idea of giving away personalized pens in a cup in the lobby. These pens provide a phone number, and if just one person takes their case too us because of the pen, they will have paid for themselves over and over.

After years of watching Law and Order, I figured it must be a lot more exciting to practice law in New York City. After all, there is always some huge case to work on. Here in Florida, the biggest cases have to do with some old man’s estate or a real estate dispute. If I were to ever get an itch for a real adventure in the field of law, I would become a lawyer in New York. The only thing in my way is a call to the mover NYC and passing the New York Bar exam.

I sometimes wonder why our prisons in America are filled to the brim. Murders haven’t really gone up, nor has any other harmful crime. The majority of inmates nowadays are nonviolent drug offenders! I don’t think jail is the right place for someone with a drug problem in most cases. If you are a drug dealer, sure. However, if you are simply an addict, drug rehab is a more suitable option than going to jail - plus it costs taxpayers less money!