Honestly, people, I am busy, too, but the Blog is one of the reasons I actually make it to work in the morning!
I went to Montrose, CO for a trial yesterday afternoon. It's a 5 hour drive from Denver and just beautiful. I took 285 to 50
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I stayed at a Bed and Breakfast which I have never done before and it was perfect! It felt like a vacation! I will save details of the B&B for my next blog, when I get my pics up.
The trial was very interesting. It was my first. Nothing too exciting--it was a clear-cut contracts case, but the other attorney was a piece of work--I got to object and rebut and make all sorts of lawyer moves I learned on Law & Order. Kidding! No, really, practice in the courtroom is different from your every day practice as a lawyer, but I held my own. It was funny because everytime I made an objection, I didn't stand up and say, "objection!", I would politely interrupt and say, "Excuse me, Your Honor, but I don't understand the relevance of this line of questioning." You're supposed to name the reason you object anyways, so I figured this was good practice. Apparently it was because I won. I'd be more excited if it had been a tough case or one where I really wanted Justice to prevail. But it was just about money, who owes how much. * sigh *
Anyways, having to travel to another part of the state reminded me 1. how beautiful Colorado is and how much there is to discover within a day's drive of Denver, and 2. how important it is to get away sometimes. Much as I missed my husband, my house, my cats, my email and this Blog, it was still nice to get away from it all. It forced me to relax (although, I would have been a lot MORE relaxed if I hadn't been preparing for, or at least thinking about, trial).
3 comments:
OMG - congratulations! You are such an official lawyer-lady! I defended my first deposition recently, which is the only time I've ever had to object to something in the presence of a court reporter. But that's nothing compared to an actual trial. Was there a jury?
HA! I think you mean "lady lawyer", which is how my mom always referred to female attorneys. (Same as "lady doctors" a la Dr. Quinn)
Trial to the court AND I had motioned the court to allow my client to testify by telephone. That took a TON of pressure off! Was kind of funny to question a voice coming in over the loudspeakers...
*totally impressed*
May it please the court?
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