Quote Originally Posted by Brian Krashpad
I'm an attorney.

My firm only does legal research and writing for other attorneys. So that includes opinion letters, trial-level pleadings, contracts and agreements, appellate briefs, and even the occasional ghost-written bar journal article.

But no layperson clients and no court. That stuff would drive me batsh*t fast.

Plus I wouldn't be able to wear t-shirts, shorts, and Converse to work.
Sometimes I think I would like to re-invent my practice that way. I like helping people, but the business aspects of a small general practice make it challenging at times. Plus, as a former appellate clerk and law review geek (ok, I tried to be the guy on law review that was not a geek), I love research and writing. In small town general practice, one does not often get a chance to do much of it at the level I prefer.