Friday, November 4, 2011

Do You Know What You Want?

On Sunday, October 23, 2011, I took my two young sons to see Marsha Ambrosia in concert at Center Stage in Atlanta.  I took them because I wanted them to: (1) see how excited people/fans can get about creative artists (not just ball players); and (2) be inspired in thinking about career choices that involve something other than a nine to five in a cubicle.  Despite the fact that my 6 year old fell asleep before Marsha completed her first song, my goal was realized.  However, in realizing my goal, I learned a great deal about myself and my law practice.
           
     We went to see Marsha Ambrosia in concert because I love Marsha Ambrosia.  I think she is a phenomenal talent.  She is creative, sassy and passionate.  However, the idea to attend a concert with my children was born the night I saw Anita Baker in concert at Chastain (an open air amphitheater seating more than 5,000) about seven or eight years ago.  Anita Baker had a pianist on the stage, along with a horn section and back-up singers, that ripped it up.  When I saw the pianist play, I thought I had to bring my children to see this.  I went to

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I hung a shingle in February 2000, because I saw that individuals charged with criminal offenses were being underserved by the attorneys practicing criminal law. Since February 2000, I have represented more than two thousand criminal clients. I only practice criminal law, but I do everything from violations of probation to Supreme Court appeals. There are few attorneys under the age of sixty that have my level of experience. I have tried more than two hundred major felony jury trials. I have tried more than fifty misdemeanor jury trials. In Philadelphia as a prosecutor, I tried more than two thousand bench trials. I have conducted more than three thousand preliminary hearings and bond hearings. Yet, I still have the energy at forty-five to serve my current clients. There is nothing that will occur in a courtroom that I have not experienced before. When you are looking for an attorney, experience is everything.