Gloom to glorious

The day began with rain. I drove over to the courthouse, checked in with one Judge, tried to see another Judge's secretary, then filed my pleading and served a copy on the other side. Afterward, I went back to the office and took some calls and made some calls and waited for the rain to end and the sun to burn off the clouds. By lunch the sun was high in the sky and the only clouds were small, fluffy ones which offered no harm.

The judge's secretary called me and we arranged for a telephone conference later in the day. As the time ticked off toward that meeting, I handled new clients and dealt with going concerns. Finally, the phone rang and the judge and the other lawyer and myself met together by phone and discussed the case.

We began to argue. We argued this point. We presented that point. We listened to the judge. I listened. I responded. I was quiet. I was confident in the possibility of reaching the ultimate goal: postponement and restructuring the litigation toward the ultimate issues and resolutions. AT one point, it got pretty hot, but it ultimately headed toward the goal.

Finally, the case was postponed and the parties were required to dig into the law and the possibility of placing the case on its proper place was reached. As we hung up, I was all by myself in my office. Kate had left earlier to pick up Cindy and take her home. Downstairs, the secretary for the other lawyer was closing up and turning off lights.

And I was yelling at the walls. Doing doughnuts in my office chair. Later, I arrived home and high fived everyone. Even the dog. The sun shone brightly.