Let me tell you how careful Tennessee is . . . as part of the application process to allow someone to practice law in that state, a potential candidate has to have a personal interview with an attorney before they are accepted. I received a letter from an attorney in Knoxville and today his secretary confirmed that said interview has to be face-to-face.
Okey-doke, then, looks like next week I'll give this fellow a call after he gets back from his vacation in France and set sumthin' up. Hopefully, he'll understand when I say, "Look, you're a busy lawyer, and I'm a busy lawyer, so how 'bout we do this on a Saturday and I'll buy you dinner at The Downtown Grill, whaddaya say?"
(Now, I don't know if that is where Knoxville attorneys hang out, but it is on Gay Street and it serves alcohol, so I figger it has to be the gathering spot for them lawyer types . . )
Dave Oatney, if the timing is right, want to meet up for dinner, where you and your missus can be my guest? If I have to come to Knoxville on a boondoggle, well, heck, I might as well have some good times as well.
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Ms. Stephanie;
It may be that this attorney is willing to meet on a Saturday, but just a warning-I know of few who would be willing to conduct business on a weekend if they can get out of it.
You may be here during the week again.
This lawyer isn't Don Bosch, is it? (Lord, I hope not...)
Oh, and careful-the person (if it is not Bosch) might be a teetotaler...that is a sensativity you have to have down here. If you do go to a restaurant, you might want to let the attorney interviewing you suggest the place.
Dave,
Some very good points made, thanks. No, it is not Don Bosch, although I haven't even transplanted and even I have heard tale of him.
It is Mark Jendrek, with an office over on Gay Street. He is out this week, so I will talk to him next week. Hopefully, we can arrange to have this happen via telephone, but if not, I will try to get out on the 30th. I want to be in town on Palm Sunday for our annual Eucharistic Procession through the streets of Santa Ana.
Bosch's office is on Gay Street also-I'd say half of the attorneys in Knoxville have their offices either on Gay Street or very nearby.
When I worked downtown, I passed by the Windbag's office every day on my way to work.
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