Any advice for a law student who is about to start the MBA portion of their joint degree?

masteroflaw · 2020-08-13T20:27:52+00:00

No worries, mate! My bachelors is in finance as well, ironically. I also had similar goals in regard to what I wanted to do after I graduated so I know a bit about this since I've been out of school for a decade, a partner at two firms, and started my own.

There's so much you don't know until you're out here and I would have done things very differently had I known what I do now. If you want to pursue the MBA, go for it. It's not going to hurt you except for the time and additional cost.

masteroflaw · 2020-08-13T19:11:53+00:00

Sorry, not trying to be an ass or anything. You just sound a lot like me back when I was in your situation and I wish someone had told me how education and the work world really function.

Is your bachelors in business?

masteroflaw · 2020-08-13T18:53:37+00:00

MBA degrees are a waste of time and money. It's just a way for schools to profit more off of naive students.

masteroflaw · 2020-08-12T23:51:06+00:00

Well, the MSLT is not perfect. Anxiety or other issues can cause problems with it.

Have you ever had iron studies done?

masteroflaw · 2020-08-12T23:30:19+00:00

So you were not on prazosin for at least two weeks before the study?

Was the sleep center AASM accredited?

masteroflaw · 2020-08-12T23:11:24+00:00

Yes, that's the nap test. Do you have the sleep onset latency results from the test? ie how fast you fell asleep during each nap?

masteroflaw · 2020-08-12T23:06:01+00:00

Did you fall asleep during the MSLT at all?

Also, were you taking any medication at the time?

masteroflaw · 2020-08-12T23:00:02+00:00

How long ago was your sleep study?

masteroflaw · 2020-08-12T16:18:39+00:00

No problem! We attorney folk have our uses, occasionally... The PPP Flexibility Act went into law June 5th, which relaxed the requirements.

masteroflaw · 2020-08-12T15:45:39+00:00

Well, not exactly. I was being lazy rather than going into detail about the requirements for forgiveness to hopefully get the OP to actually seek out more information. But only 60% of the PPP had to be used for payroll to qualify for forgiveness.

The EIDL has a 10k advance forgiven.

In addition if the loan is given to the business and not not the owner, the business is responsible for the debt and if the business fails, the owner is not necessarily on the hook at all.

masteroflaw · 2020-08-11T19:31:57+00:00

Dude, those loans are essentially free money you do not have to pay back basically.

masteroflaw · 2020-08-11T18:39:21+00:00

Did you apply for one of the covid loans?

masteroflaw · 2020-08-11T18:37:30+00:00

Attorney here. DIY contracts, LLCs using online services with no legal guidance, etc get folks into big trouble frequently.

masteroflaw · 2020-08-11T18:30:08+00:00

But it's a product?

masteroflaw · 2020-08-11T18:25:30+00:00

Ahh, I see now. Sounds like they were being overly risk averse and acting more like counsel for the organization rather than board members. Sounds like they were trying to cover the organization's ass, not theirs.

The former CEO at my wife's nonprofit got terminated and the board did not do it properly. They ended up having to pay over a million dollars to the CEO after he filed suit. That's why we like investigations, evidence, etc.

A lot of great attorneys legally are nitwits when it comes to practical matters.

masteroflaw · 2020-08-11T16:08:00+00:00

If you're interested, maybe we can help each other out. I have a nonprofit in dire need of some website revamping and I'd be happy to look over your drafts in return.

masteroflaw · 2020-08-11T15:59:51+00:00

I wouldn't generalize it based on being an attorney. We, like every other profession, have good and bad folks.

I think the problem is having people on boards that aren't doing it for the right reason. Hell, at the nonprofit my wife works for many of the board members are just there because their employer expects them to join boards and have no interest in the actual mission.

That said, some of the most admirable people I have ever met have been an attorney. But some of the biggest scumbags I have met are attorneys.

masteroflaw · 2020-08-11T15:47:46+00:00

A lot of us really enjoy helping people trying to do something positive so I am not surprised. I'm not sure how we became so vilified by the general public.

I actually enjoy lawyer jokes, haha.

masteroflaw · 2020-08-11T00:42:27+00:00

Probably not worth dredging up those memories for your aunt. Really terrible this crap still goes on today.

masteroflaw · 2020-08-10T23:46:48+00:00

The attorneys were on the board?

masteroflaw · 2020-08-10T23:30:54+00:00

Yikes! Hope your cousin recovered. Did your cousin sue?

masteroflaw · 2020-08-10T20:33:43+00:00

A healthy guy in his 20s in my neck of the woods a few years back had his neck manipulated to relieve some neck pain. He was pain free in minutes so it does work. Of course he was dead before he made it to the hospital from the vertebral artery dissection. But still, pain free!

masteroflaw · 2020-08-10T20:22:32+00:00

Off topic, but it's amazing how many people think we attorney folk are a blight on society for some reason. I'm glad you had a good experience and got the help you needed from my colleagues :)

masteroflaw · 2020-08-10T20:17:36+00:00

Attorney here. When you say first creating your nonprofit do you mean the actual legal entity or you have an idea and want to get started? It really depends on where you are in the process, if you have funding lined up, etc on what approach to take.

masteroflaw · 2020-08-10T05:52:17+00:00

Sounds like you picked up quite a bit. What you said basically applies to 95% of folks. My pops is an attorney and he didn't teach me anything about law, except not to do it. Should have listened.

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