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- It may be two years later, but the memory is still fresh for many in our community. What are you doing today? How are you doing today?
- Along with the anniversary comes more debate/discussion of gun control. [KNPR]
- One victim recently sued MGM for negligence. [Yahoo]
- Several new laws go into effect in Nevada today. [Fox5Vegas]
- Among those is a new online privacy law. [RJ]
How do you think the new California college athlete compensation/sponsorship bill will play out with the NCAA?
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/27735933/california-defies-ncaa-gov-gavin-newsom-signs-law-fair-pay-play-act
It seems like the NCAA is going to have to concede some ground here, although how much it concedes and how that happens isn't clear to me. I'm interested in the thoughts of others.
It'll help recruiting?
This will be a fantastic game of chicken. Is the NCAA really going to disallow UCLA, USC, Stanford, Cal, SDSU, Cal State Dominguez Hills and all the others from playing in sanctioned tournaments and games? That could be just the push needed to start a revolt where California and a handful of other states create an alternate organization. That's a no-win for either side, at least in the short term, but it could be the beginning of the NCAA's demise.
LIBS and progressives continue working to tear down the NCAA system that has delivered countless opportunities for student athletes. THe NCAA surviced the Title IX quota system that expanded opportunities for women even though they don’t produce significant revenue for their schools. California's play for pay scheme is the end of college amateur sports.
Please go back to commenting on Facebook and Breitbart instead of here
SISOHACK (10:59) is BACK BABY!
Those damned LIBS (along with the Gettys, the Rothchilds, the Queen and Colonel Sanders, before he went tits up!) are ruining everything!
Wouldn't be a right-wing rant without a big Jewish Conspiracy. I'm sorry, a big "globalist" conspiracy.
We can tell you are not an attorney. Stay off this blog! Go back to Rush and Alex.
Personally, I am feeling more sad today than one year ago at this time. It seems many have already forgotten. Am I wrong?
You're not wrong, but I don't think they've forgotten completely. They're just moving on. With something like this everyone heals at different paces and it doesn't mean you are right and they're wrong or vice versa. It just means that life is finding a way.
The lawyers suing MGM are feeling less sad
Random thought: Is the RNC's work to bypass Republican primaries in favor of an automatic nomination of 45 going to backfire spectacularly if his approval numbers continue to tank amid the impeachment/trial/shitshow?
Nevada is a great example. We're a fairly purple state that has been leaning blue. Trump vs. Biden/Warren will probably lean blue, especially with current trends. But if the GOP were to put someone else forward in the event the impeachment gains legs, then a Kasich v. Warren matchup or something similar would probably lean red.
Except even a Republican wouldn't want Kasich. LOL
I am a former Republican, driven out by Trump. I will vote for Warren or Biden over Trump, but I would vote Kasich over Warren/Biden in a heartbeat. Neither party seems very interested in appealing to people like me though.
You could always choose to vote for none of them. Just a thought.
I understand exactly how you feel, @1:54. As a lifelong Republican, that situation also describes me as well. To paraphrase Pres. Reagan… I didn't leave the Republican party (he said Democratic party), it left me. Unfortunately, I find about 60-70% of the Democratic platform to be repugnant to my beliefs, so I feel like I'm screwed. I will probably just have to vote for something like the Libertarian or some other 3rd party candidate even though that is simply a thrown away vote rather than vote for either of the bad choices of the major parties. I suppose the alternative is to simply skip the top of the ticket and not vote at all for that office and cast votes on the other ballot choices.
I am not seeing a good choice for voters in my situation, but I do know that they will be serving ice tea in hell before I vote for Trump again.
@1:54. Were you clutching your pearls as you were typing that? If you truly believe the Democratic platform is as repugnant as you claim, you wouldn't let a vote for Trump stand in your way of possibly letting them take over and ruining our country.
Dear 11:25 AM / SISOHACK,
1:54 here. I never said the Democratic Party is repugnant, you did. Respecting democratic norms and institutions has long-term implications that are more important than short-term policy objectives. It doesn't matter if Trump has better policies if he weakens our norms and institutions as a means to implementing them. I like Presidents that are moderate, pro-business and fiscally responsible. Sadly, I won't have one as an option in 2020. So I'll vote against Trump in 2020, no matter who the D nominee is, in order to vote for preserving our norms and institutions.
I'm tired of this kind of shit: https://twitter.com/McDonaldNV/status/1179530610349502464
I'm sure these people would find SISOHACK to be quite a zinger!
Do any lawyers know any former lawyers who successfully left the law and makes a living doing something they were passionate about?
I'll kill myself if I'm still doing this in 15 years.
I would love to go back to my last profession, but I make 5x more now. I would go back if I could support my family, even with a massive cut in pay.
A friend of mine from my law school class in the Midwest recently gave up the practice of law. We graduated mid-1990's and I moved out here with my then-wife and she stayed in the Midwest.
About 2 years ago, her husband died suddenly. Big Samoan guy, just dropped from a heart attack. Their 2 kids were something like 18 and 20. She went and became a regional truck driver. Within 1 year, she said she was making as much doing the trucking thing as she was at her own practice (which had already been shut down by her). She was working 4 1/2 days a week and was about 1/2 the time during the week and on all weekends.
So my guess is perhaps 80k – 100k ? Obviously not as much as one could make in the field of law here, but she was very happy and content and could easily see herself doing this for another 20 years until retirement. She was probably getting about the same pay for perhaps 60% of the (time) effort, I'm thinking.
She will be fine until she is replaced by A.I.
The only ones I know of are people who worked in construction law and made the switch to project management or an executive position at a developer entity. Otherwise, you're just looking at the people who semi-retire after working for 20+ years and take a job teaching or managing properties.
Of course the alternative is save like a beast and pay off your mortgage while your making good money at your soul crushing job and don't get used to the paychecks. Then you won't mind taking a $60-80k a year job as much.
6:00 PM October 1: Leaving the practice of law. There are so many occupations that make more money than the average lawyer–truck driver is one, plumber, electrician, and even IT are others. That being said, the problem starts with law school and folks false unreasonable expectations. There are no classes on the economics of law and the practice of law. Folks who apply to law school have no idea what they are getting into. They believe they are entering a glamorous profession that will compensate them well. The reality is that lawyers sell their time–they are always on the clock. It is hard getting paid and collecting their bills. The overhead of private practice is enormous. You can work for nothing all day. Lawyers in glutted jurisdictions like the Midwest have it harder. Nevada is on its way to becoming a glutted jurisdiction. We have a law school that is pumping out too many law graduates for this market. Being a lawyer is a white collar trade not much different than being an accountant. The work is a drudge and the hardest part is dealing with people and clients. Clients are lot crazier and unreasonable today. I don't know how recent law grads do it with their mountain of law school and college debt. To me it just does not seem worth it. Put on top of all of that is that lawyers are not the best bosses or people to work for. Most lawyers lack management/people skills. The saving grace is that people are always leaving firms and their jobs. So many associate and even partner positions are revolving doors. Attorneys are closing practices everyday. A lot of folks leave Nevada too. Las Vegas is not for everybody. I love it here and made my money but feel the pain of your friend who left the practice.