Happy Friday!

Hello!

I have a few things to tell you guys. First I wanted to tell you about the swearing-in ceremony. After passing the exam, I had to complete paperwork to mail in to the Supreme Court to actually get admitted to the bar. There is a section on the paper to have another attorney sign as your sponsor but it is optional. If they do sign, their name will appear on your certificate and you also have the option of having them attend the swearing in ceremony as your sponsor. If they attend the ceremony, that person will motion the court for your admittance rather than the prothonotary (its more personal because they get to do a short speech rather than the prothonotary just saying your name).

I wasn't planning on having a sponsor but I had mentioned to Dave that if I was to ask anyone it would be a guy who helped me when I was a college intern, however having not talked to him in a few years I didn't think I would. I interned in our DA's office and there you can easily get lost in the shuffle and remain anonymous or you can try to get involved in things. Well, on one of my first days, I was asked to do filing, which I hate so I went into the one office where some attorneys were and asked if anyone needed help. My now friend, George (I didn't know him at the time), said follow me. So I did and he told me that every time I come in just go right to him. So, I did and I basically got to shadow him all day on the days I was there. He took me into the judges chambers, on any trips he went on, etc. It was great because I really saw what they did. He also taught me the basics of legal research (I wasn't on the path to law school yet). So, anyway, when I was filling out my forms, Dave encouraged me to ask him to be my sponsor, so I did, by email (I'm a coward), and he said he would be happy to sign my paper as my sponsor and invited me to lunch. We went to lunch, he signed my paper and said that he would like to come to the ceremony (in Philadelphia) as long as he could arrange his schedule to be off. I didn't even ask him to come because I figured he would be busy. I told him he didn't have to come and he said he knew that but that he really wanted to come. And he did! I was so excited. He met Dave, my dad, and I at the ceremony, he said a few nice words about me in his motion to the Chief Justice and now I am a member of the PA Bar. Afterwards, we all went to lunch. It was a great day and I was thrilled that he made it so special. He has been the person I consider my mentor since college so this was just perfect.
In addition to that, he asked me if I wanted to do some legal research for him from time to time if I don't get a full time job (which I don't think I want right now). I said sure! I thought it was a great way to ease back into the field. Turns out he hates research but loves the courtroom and I am the opposite. I love research and writing but I am scared to get into the courtroom right now. I hope he does give me work to do because once I feel I want to be in the courtroom, he may let me handle some cases.

So that is that. In other news, I had the boys on a waiting list at this daycare/preschool nearby. I got a call that they can start in the fall part time. Works out perfectly because they'll go when I am teaching which means Dave won't have to attend his trainings late. When I found this out, I volunteered to do an additional section of class and was told I could so now I have 7 credits to teach this fall at the college here.

Also, Dave has a friend at work who has a friend who is an attorney. I guess he told him about me just passing the bar and the attorney said for me to call him. I did and he wanted to know what I was interested in as far as working so I told him right now, I would like a part time position that can maybe become full time later. He had me email him my resume and he said he would contact his friends that practice family law and criminal law (the areas I like) to let them know I am looking. He also called me after reviewing my resume and suggested a few changes. I ended up completely revising my resume and now it looks so much more professional. I also made sure to do the things he suggested. I used a website that had sample attorney resumes to get an idea of what format to use. It looks a lot better. I had been using the same format since college and this new one is more modern and more professioanl. I sent that off to him last night. Hopefully he likes it too.

Lastly, I bought a car part for my dad on ebay and never received it. The seller will not return my emails or phone calls. I wrote him a final time last night telling him if he does not respond I will file a report with ebay and paypal. I paid for it the same day I won it, a month ago. I'm getting frustrated.

Well, I think I just caught you guys up on everything going on here! :-)

Sarah--Did he give you a reason as to why he could not tell you? I would think that you would be entitled to know, at a minimum, if it was resolved, i.e. the status of it. They may not be able to tell you what happened to Dan (if anything) because of his privacy rights.

Mark--thank you! You did mention that John Lee said congrats. Please tell him thank you for me. I hadn't seen him in years (since I was a kid) but when I saw him last fall, he and his wife were both so nice. I really enjoyed talking to them both.

Hmmm...what else? I don't know what else I wanted to say. I probably wrote enough to take up the entire front page of the blog so I guess I will go! I hope everyone has a great day!

Love ya's,
Tricia