As I sit here pondering this rainy Sunday morning, my mind turns back to the difficult trial I went through last month. It was a hard time for Lindsay and me, but we've definitely learned a lot from it and have grown closer to each other.
It all ended last Friday at 2 pm when the judge adjourned the case after five very long days in court. I had spent the week in Price, Utah trying a very complicated case involving oil & gas mineral rights with other attorneys from my office. Although I spent the week away from Lindsay, the demands on my time began long before the trial when I had to put in many weeks and late nights of intense preparation, writing and researching. Lindsay was such a wonderful supporter for me - she even got me excited to make objections and cross-examine witnesses. (She's very good at those too.)
The judge ultimately (or, more accurately, ahead of time), did not rule in our favor. But I still had a good experience. I examined two witnesses and did the closing argument. It was a great experience, but the time demands and stress it caused were more than I had bargained for, especially for just my second month of marriage. I hope Lindsay will forgive me for it and realize that cases of this magnitude are not of a frequent occurrence. Now if only I could have her inject some of her humor into this post. . . . I think the trial dulled my sense of humor last month, but Lindsay is getting me back to normal very quickly.
4 comments:
Great post and great effort on your job / trial. There will be times when you are too busy to do more than kiss as you pass each other at the door, but support and encouragement goes a long way. Leave it to Lindsay to bring back the humor....she has a great talent for that.
We sure love you both!!
Bryan, being an old, retired legal secretary of a few years, I can surely understand the amount of hours you had to put into the preparation and trial. I have had to type many, many hours of briefs, suits, etc., and can understand. I am sure Lindsay will also. Maybe moreso in time than right now being a newly wedded wife. I worked for several attorneys during my career. One was special. He was a tested/proven genius. He graduated from HS at age 12, college with 2 degrees at age 16. Then became an attorney at 19. He was one of the most honest, sincere people I have ever known. He threw a couple out of the office one time, who were dear friends and in his SS class at church, because they wanted him to prepare a Will that was not honest. I shall never forget that day. I asked him one time why lawyers got the name of being a "crook". He said there are two sides to every story, and the one who loses always gets blamed as being the "crooked" lawyer even though they are as honest as can be. So, you might as well get used to winning some/losing some and pay no attention should someone call you (and Matt) crooked. hahaha I had never thought of the description in that manner before but now I know how the lawyers got that name. The same person may use the "crooked" lawyer at a later time and win, then the other lawyer is crooked and this one is the best there is. I hope you understand what I mean. Anyway, I am sure you did your best and I would love to have heard your closing argument. Just keep up the good work, don't get discouraged over losing this case or Lindsay being left alone for a few days. She hasn't been married long enough to not be used to being alone. Ha. I guess it would bother me after being married almost 59 years. Take care. You two start writing those books, too. I love you all very much. Mammaw in TN
You forgot to mention that the trial was during the most important week of the baseball season.
Yeah, he also forgot to mention that one of the lawyer's last names is Crook, so he is in a no win situation. He'll be called a Crook whether he wins or not :)
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