Received the appellate decision today in one of my cases, and we won! Not only that, but another attorney read the decision, commented on how deserving my client appears, and gave me a pat on the back for good advocacy. It doesn't get much better than that - or, as was once said "That's as high as a metaphysic wit can fly."
Mother of two children, one low-functioning autistic child, had support cut in half by a trial court that misapplied the law. Felt great to have three appellate court justices agree with my client's position, and now have an opportunity to (1) obtain another bench officer and (2) obtain a more equitable result for the support of this very dedicated mother and her two children.
Really sad thing is I saw the same judge make the same mistake in several other cases while waiting for my own cases to be heard. I was tempted to pull the self-represented litigants aside and tell them that I thought the judge misapplied the law, but decided that this was probably not allowed without their first approaching me.
Today, we made a real difference. Hopefully, I won't sprain my shoulder trying to pay myself on the back.
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