It sounds to me that you do alot of pro-bono work (not getting paid) and if that is the fact that is wonderful, i needed a lawyer a while back and could not afford one so i got screwed by my ex-husband there needs to be more attys like you out there, I applaud you for that, it takes a lot from someone to work for free but not many know about that
--- In [email protected], Marsha Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Off topic...just introducing myself to the newbies...if you already know > me and aint interested, please skip :-) > > > > I was just sworn in/admitted to practice before the US Supreme Court. It > was pretty cool, but not really worth the drive to Washington DC, lol. > Just as you have to have a licsence to practice in any state, you also > have to have a liscence to practice before the USSC. I am now liscenced in > KY and before the USSC, and will soon be apply for reciprical liscence to > practice in OH and TN.I am a 1992 graduate of Jackson County High School > in McKee Ky. I recieved my BA in Sociology with a minor in Psychology, > from Eastern KY University in 1994, and recieved my JD from Ohio Northern > University College of Law in 1999. > > Am I a poor folk? By most standards, absolutely. I live hand to mouth > just as most people seem to these days. I am not ashamed to admit that I > am not rich. My clients are as poor as they come. Much of my services are > in exchange for their services, since they can't afford to pay. Many > hours are devoted to offering free services. I am not trying to get rich > on the legal problems of other people. > Why do I charge so little or often nothing? Because I am also a kid of > poor parents who worked their butts off, often two or three jobs at a > time, just to make ends meet. I KNOW what it is like to need an attorney > but not be able to afford one. My rural community is among the poorest in > the nation. But we have a pride in that we come by what little we have by > the sweat of our brow, an honest days work, and our faith in the good Lord > above to meet and supply our needs. > > I am the parent of two children, both adopted. Son is 14 and has a wide > range of psychological problems. He has been hospitalised numerous times, > and he has spent a little time in juvenile detention as a result of my > filing an out of control petittion against him charging him with assault > against me and my daughter, as well as animal abuse because he kicked and > killed one of my chihuahuas. A situation I am still having a lot of > difficulty dealing with. Son's treatment is ongoing. It is unknown at this > point whether he will ever be able to acclimate to living on his own as an > adult or if he will need long term residential halfway house type care. As > of now, he is in special ed at school, is now back home, and we are taking > it one day at a time. > Daughter is doing wonderful. She is the full biological sister of son, but > they are so different. She is a straight A student, a great helper at > home, ect. > > I have 5 chihuhuas. I have a CKC breeding pair and an AKC breeding pair. I > have not yet bred the CKC pair because the female does not weight enough. > She may never weight enough...if not, she will never be bred, lol. I > should correct myself....I HAD an AKC breeding pair. The one ds killed was > the male half of that pair. I did get another AKC male, but as he matures, > it is looking less and less likely that he will be suitable for breeding. > He just does not meet my standards. > > Pepper is my 5th. Pepper is a service animal, mosre specifically a hearing > dog. I am Deaf. I have a Deaf pride and will proudly let anyone know. My > Deafness has not held me back. I have never been one to accept > limitations. Yes, I have faced a lot of discrimination, but I have > overcome. I am thankful for my hearing loss. It gave me a determination i > may not have had as a hearie. My loss was progressive. Discovered at age 4 > as a 10 percent loss and progressed to an over 94 percent loss by the time > I graduated college, to the profound loss now. Since it was progressive, I > was able to learn to speak and lip read before I went completely Deaf. I > am an oral communicator. > > This is my mini biography. All about me, lol. Some day when I am Rich and > Famous, you can look back and say....hey I knew her when she was just a > poor country girl!! lol. > > Marsha > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/MJOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
