The last time I had a day off was mid-July. I think there were 3 days since then that I billed in the single digits. At least once I billed all but one hour in a day, leaving me barely enough time to cab home, change clothes, cab back, and during much of that time I was still sending and receiving emails. I missed my daughter's birthday, I didn't get a single motorcycle ride, I ate maybe two dinners at home.
So once the trial was over, and the post-trial celebration was over (for me, I think I was the first to leave), I slept. Until about now. That's right, I was either sleeping or basically catatonic between Wednesday night and now. I've now been awake for about an hour and feel like I could use a nap.
In many ways it was a great experience, just to be able to see such a talented litigator in action. In some ways it was fun, as we kept a ridiculous white-board going in the war room with pictures of our cast of characters and quotes and whatnot. There were moments of individual triumph, when someone was singled out for a job well done. And then there was the isolation, the random singling out for blame, the countless hours of extra work caused by avoidable inefficiencies and unavailability of key players.
Now I'm looking forward to more sleep, some real time with my family, and a change of direction when I head back to work. We shall see what the next month or two bring...
Yow pretty amazing.it should help you later in your career.
Posted by: chris | September 03, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Mom Lecture: Chapter 44, Paragraph 5, 6, and all the other chapters.
Posted by: ckm | September 15, 2011 at 02:23 PM