What i learned in legal ethics...

1) Don't sleep with your clients...unless you were sleeping with them before.

2) Don't bribe, lie, cheat, or steal, or help other people bribe, lie, cheat, steal.

3) Only in California can you obtain the rights to your client's story before the case is over. Have to get those rights fast so the made-for-tv movie is ready by the time the trial is over.

4) I can write my Mom/Dad's will.

5) Don't ask clients for big gifts.

6) Don't chase ambulances--unless you know the people inside them.

7) Withdraw from a case if your client is using you to commit a crime/fraud.

8) I can't ask you to wear a priest's robe and give out my business cards to get business.

Why i am priceless you ask?

No, it's not because I am completely self-centered. No, I am not trying to improve my self-esteem. I am priceless is what you get when you rearrange the letters of my first and last names. An anagram.

But, I didn't discover this. My best friend from my first year in law school unveiled the mystery to me in a text message, simply stating

"Did you know that the letters of your name spell I am priceless?"

"Well, no I didn't know that, R. Thanks for pointing it out."

Since then I have embraced this crazy fact and take it as sort of a gift from the cosmos. It makes me feel a little less insignificant to know that my parents unintentionally gave me a very nondescript name that has its own hidden meaning. If nothing else, it makes me feel unique.

Welcome to my blog, where my musings will mostly be about being a newlywed and new lawyer!!! Life has been a crazy roller coaster this year and it should only get more interesting.

Stay tuned. :)