a lot of pro bono yes, but mostly more like reduced fees or exchange of services, lol. For instance, last summer had a young boy needed an attorney for visitation rights with his kid...he himself was still in school, so he didn't have a job, parents where paying his child support, ect. I took his case, and in exchange, he mowed my yard every week that summer....comes in handy for a simgle female with a few acres to mow, lol. Not entirely unselfish here....just try to work out creative ways for everyone to win. Marsha
> 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! 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