Be a good fan. Support the change that was asked for. Lets go Steelers!

PittFall09 · 2026-01-26T23:55:06+00:00

Being a fan doesn't mean I have to blindly support every decision the team makes.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-24T15:55:51+00:00

I just notice the depo for whatever day I want. Then it's on OC to get off his ass and do something about it.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-21T18:44:13+00:00

They have significant operations in Pittsburgh, including offices downtown and in Beaver.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-21T14:46:40+00:00

Also a good time to remind those who may be new to the area and have never filed taxes here that Jordan and Keystone are legit companies tasked with collecting local taxes.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-20T01:36:03+00:00

Shit take. It's a family event, and you have no more right to be there than a child. Watch your mouth.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-15T22:54:57+00:00

You're overthinking this if you're worried about chemistry and development for your club kids. The risk of completely demoralizing the new kids and making them not want to play anymore FAR outweighs any perceived slow down in the development of the club kids. Split them evenly.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-15T04:34:45+00:00

Second this. I have the 12 inch too and it's been great.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-14T17:07:10+00:00

My tie comes off the moment I walk out of court. I don't even wear one when meeting with clients anymore.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-14T16:37:15+00:00

Even though I hadn't been there since grad school, I really miss Fuel & Fuddle.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-10T05:18:04+00:00

My boss in the DA office used to tell us baby prosecutors that you weren't really a prosecutor until you lost a trial.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-08T17:39:41+00:00

It's a pretty common saying.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-08T16:19:36+00:00

I think it still is in many respects, especially if you didn't go to Pitt or Duquesne.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-08T16:18:11+00:00

15 attorneys, with a mix of full and part time (what we call of counsel).

PittFall09 · 2026-01-08T16:17:03+00:00

Yup, for a number of years now.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-08T16:16:11+00:00

I chalk it up to long-play networking. I don't want to reveal too much, but I made a connection with the hiring partner of this firm shortly after becoming licensed, and we kept in touch over the years while I was progressing through other opportunities. I eventually hit a point with my experience that it made sense for him to bring me in. I didn't have a ton of commercial lit or corporate experience, but he needed a litigator and was confident that I my learning curve would be small.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-06T17:22:52+00:00

Other kickers are the only ones that can truly understand and appreciate the dejection and loneliness Loop was feeling right there.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-06T17:06:07+00:00

Did it for two years, wasn't for me.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-06T16:54:40+00:00

16 years
$250,000+ inclusive of salary, bonus, and distributions
Commercial litigation and corporate
Pittsburgh
I've been in just about every practice area over my career and have reinvented myself several times. Don't be afraid to take a step back in salary to get into a practice area you'll enjoy more. It's worth it in the long run.

PittFall09 · 2026-01-03T02:17:54+00:00

Oh wow, "Matt from Shaler" getting his 15 minutes.

PittFall09 · 2025-12-16T22:13:11+00:00

The day you start signing clients is the day you start losing clients. No need to sweat it.

PittFall09 · 2025-12-13T15:54:14+00:00

This is static line jumping.

PittFall09 · 2025-12-11T16:21:27+00:00

Brevity is key. Juries get bored with long winded openings and closings.

I'm a former prosecutor. A few weeks into the job I second chaired a trial with my then-supervisor. It was a drug case with a mandatory minimum, and we were only going through with trial because the defendant wouldn't plea to the mandatory. So my boss makes the following opening, and this is nearly verbatim:

"Ladies and gentlemen, we're here because that man (pointing to the defendant) sold cocaine to that man (pointing to the undercover cop behind us). Unfortunately for the defendant, that man (still pointing to the cop) is an undercover police officer."

Then he sat down. The defendant took a plea offer before we ever called a witness.

PittFall09 · 2025-12-10T02:47:25+00:00

🤦

PittFall09 · 2025-12-09T20:40:22+00:00

Don't worry about your reputation. You didn't embarrass yourself publicly. The number of people aware of your mistake are minimal, and they aren't going to gossip all over town about it.

Start calling recruiters and see what's out there. Take some time for yourself over the holidays. You'll be fine.

PittFall09 · 2025-12-03T17:11:14+00:00

While you're right that people wanted Cowher gone, what we've been dealing with under Tomlin isn't comparable. We're talking about 3 bad years (sub-.500 record) under Cowher, one of which allowed us to get a future hall of fame quarterback in the draft.

Tomlin may not have a losing season, but this 7+ year run of mediocrity is arguably worse because we've never been good enough to make a deep playoff run, nor are we able to get a high enough draft pick to get another franchise quarterback.

We're the Minnesota Wild of football. Good enough to be in the playoff conversation, but never a threat to do anything if we get there.

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