i've spent most of today rattling around caselaw databases trying to sink my teeth into this research project on my desk. the facts are rather unusual and unfortunately cannot be described in words that lend themselves to easy lexis searches. so i've been pulling and reading cases rather fruitlessly all day, occasionally finding something that--while not being what i need--at least is close enough for me to use. but as the day winds down, i'm pretty surprised by how little i got accomplished. i have hearings both tomorrow and friday so this was the only full day i could devote to the project. what a mostly waste of a day this was. (not a total waste, mind you, i did gather a small pile of barely-relevant cases. if i string them together, i might even be able to somewhat address the issue). maybe i just need to sleep on it.
in other news, i was assigned a case today that will go to a hearing in my home town. it's the first time that i have ever gone to one there. (i'm not licensed in the state, but i'll be "pro hoced"). i just got the file today and as i reviewed it i noticed that i know the attorney on the other side. he's a friend of my parents and i once went to school with his daughter (though she was a grade or two older than me). that will be odd
