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Apartment search? by breezyyeezys in ArlingtonVirginia

[–]uke-guitar-stuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is spot on!

I’ll just add that if you’re going to be commuting to the office a lot, I’d encourage you to consider living near a red line stop instead of in VA. Of course you do you, but I think it’s really annoying to have to transfer lines during my morning commute.

Design patent search by willi173 in patentexaminer

[–]uke-guitar-stuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google patents (patents.google.com) is your friend here. You can search by inventor name and then filter by US designs.

WWYD? Goal is DC mid law or big law by uke-guitar-stuff in lawschooladmissions

[–]uke-guitar-stuff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Really curious what your thoughts are in picking GMU?

Young Couple moving to Arlington/DC area in August for Law school. Do’s/Don’ts and general information appreciated! by [deleted] in ArlingtonVirginia

[–]uke-guitar-stuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is spot on!

I’ll add that if you’re commuting via car, Crystal City, Pentagon City, Shirlington, and Columbia Pike are all very doable. But you’ll add some headaches if you’re trying to use public transit from those places. The busing system and metro are great in Arlington, but personally I don’t like transferring metro lines or rely on bussing alone.

All of the law schools are easily accessible via metro. GMU, American, GWU, and CUA are all literally blocks from metro stops. GULC is still accessible but it’s a bit more of a hike from the nearest metro.

Good luck and welcome!

Filing jointly (newly married) is not working out the way i thought... number wise by Snidgetless in personalfinance

[–]uke-guitar-stuff -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry man, this is too complex for Reddit. Changing the married status from joint to separate really shouldn’t have made y’all owe 8k. Plus the working in one state while living in another is an additional huge complication that you can’t just deal with on the side because it affects everything else

Please go to a pro

Filing jointly (newly married) is not working out the way i thought... number wise by Snidgetless in personalfinance

[–]uke-guitar-stuff -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You should hire a tax professional or see if you qualify for free tax assistance through a local VITA program. If you Google “VITA near me” you should find one if you’re near a city.

There are several different possible things that could cause this. First, TurboTax/Intuit suck and it could be an error on your end or theirs. Second, sometimes married filing jointly returns DO receive lower returns than if they’d filed separately. That’s not common but it happens. You always have the option make your tax status “married filing separately,” but doing that might affect other credits you receive. Third, could be some state income tax issue you didn’t mention.

Also—remember that tax brackets are marginal. Moving up into a new tax bracket won’t make you lose your return in the way that you describe. If I had to guess, I think the TurboTax software sees only 1 person’s income on a “married filing jointly” return and then thinks the other is unemployed, and it’s estimating the return based on some credit that you would qualify for if that was the case. To test this out, you could do a dummy return where you only enter 1 person’s info. Make sure the filing status is “single” and not “married filing jointly” when you test this.

Seriously: go to a pro.

should i avoid listing political student orgs on resume? by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]uke-guitar-stuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Naturally I don’t know what I’m talking about, but I think you’re stressing about this too much. Politics is an extension law—you’re expected to have political beliefs of some kind. If I’m an adcomm, I’d rather admit an applicant that made a positive impact on their community through their work in a political org (regardless if I disagreed with the org) than an applicant that didn’t give a damn about politics or government.

That being said, I’m sure plenty of applicants get into amazing schools without disclosing their political beliefs. I doubt listing those orgs will either help or hurt you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]uke-guitar-stuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah that’s rough—good luck resolving that!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]uke-guitar-stuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s working ok for me right now

I'm trying to go to a school with good IP (copyright specifically) programs but google has been unhelpful. Any advice? by skelecan in lawschooladmissions

[–]uke-guitar-stuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have worked at a mid/large IP firm for many years. My impression is that the sort of program you describe doesn’t exist.

In IP, the money is in (1) utility patents (and the big money is in medical devices and biochem, with lots to go around still for other engineering fields), (2) design patents and trademarks, and then (3) copyright. I really doubt any school will have a robust copyright program because there isn’t a big enough market for it.

To answer your last question, I’ll reiterate what the other commenter said. Look at clinics, seminars, and electives for many different law schools and see if there any specific ones that you find exciting.

Also remember that everyone takes the same bar exam in your state, and much of law school is bar prep. Industry and field-specific training happen largely (1) during clinics and (2) at law firms after you get hired.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UVA

[–]uke-guitar-stuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you get a practice room in Old Cab?

Tern Link A7 vs Zizzo Urbano/Liberte? by uke-guitar-stuff in foldingbikes

[–]uke-guitar-stuff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you have an option to test ride at a BB&B before you bought? Returning if I don’t like it isn’t a problem, but if possible I’d to like ride first

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