Even better: one of my clients ALREADY PAID.

😍😍😍

I have officially sent out my first round of invoices for my firm!

Was it enough to cover all my living needs and expenses? No.
But was it close? YEP.

I will never input your attorney client privileged information into AI to search for answers to your problems.

I really don't think being a lawyer and using AI is a selling point.

But that's just me.

I have a professional connection who went solo about a year ago who practices in the same area as I do. We are going to set up time to chat soon. But I went to his website to see how he markets himself and it is the EXACT opposite of what I had planned on emphasizing. He is ALL IN on AI.

JESUS FUCK.

California raised the fee for the out of state arbitration counsel application by 900%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NINE HUNDRED PERCENT.

The biggest downside of going solo is that I no longer have a database of previously filed motions and whatnot that I can crib off of.

Notice of appeal filed

Does this mean I am honorary #appellatelaw?

$605 out the door

It should not cost this much to file an appeal

If I charged someone $850 an hour I would feel so bad.

This is a dig on me, not them.

I will continue to under value myself because that is apparently what I do.

a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and overalls is standing in front of a body of water . ALT: a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and overalls is standing in front of a body of water .

Me finding out my contemporaries literally charge up to double my hourly rate

Thank goodness for the Social Law Library. I would not be able to afford access to legal research otherwise. I will have to go into the courthouse to access Westlaw, but at least I will have access.

I cannot fathom doing this in front of any tribunal, let alone the federal judiciary.

Court didn't even take an hour to issue the order.

I will never not get over the high of a win - even a small one.

(This isn't a small one, btw, just sayin')

Just got notification that the court granted my emergency TRO. Batting 1000 over here!

My business cards and stickers came 🥰🥰🥰

And, not to be pedantic, but whatever shenanigans those idiots are doing/plotting, it isn't "insider trading."

Market manipulation of some kind? Probably. But not insider trading.

I promise to not bore you all with my Investment Advisers Act hot takes.