CAJUNLAWYER
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Well, y'all might remember a couple of years ago when I had the vacation from hell in Texas, running into the uninsured mexicans camped out in the middle lane of the interstate, having my boat trailer break and then the motor on the boat going out.
This year we has a week over on the Mississippi coast with my brothers and sister planned. Catch up on everything, see the old man, bring the boat over for the nieces and nephews to play with.....
Well, first off, I was notified that I had to go back to court on the Thursday of that week for a ministerial type hearing that would last 5 minutes at the most, but did require client's presence to verbally certify under oath to the truthfullness of a tax return previously filed with the court. Contacted the client to tell him that I would, at my expense, have a stand in lawyer with him-that this had suddenly come up and I would be on vacation. Client was mad that he had to make another trip back to court and in spite of me telling him that this was something new the Trustee had implemented just recently and that I would pay for the lawyer to stand with him-that it was nothing, etc. said that was unacceptable, that if I didn't show up in court with him, he would report me to the bar association and would want his money back. So I said OK, I'll be there Thursday (wife was mad but what are you gonna do-plus I get three days by myself at home
). Plan was to chill and catch up on work Monday-Wednesday, go to the hearing Thursday , hook up the boat and be in Mississippi Thursday afternoon. Of course once everyone found out I wasn't leaving until Thursday, my callendar filled up for Monday-Wednesday 
Thursday morning (the 9th )at around 3:45 the phone starts to ringing-not a good sign anytime. I answer it only to find out that my dad is in the hospital and going fast. I e mail my client that I'm off to Mississippi as me dad is dying and e mail a lawyer to stand in for me and I'm off to Mississippi only to get a call between Morgan city and Houma that he died. Get to Gulfport-spend the rest of the morning making funeral arrangements and then spend the rest of the weekend staying drunk.
Walk into my office Monday morning to fins a snarky e mail from my client demanding his money back and news that another good friend is on his death bed (buried him yesterday). After the response I sent my client, I expect a letter from the bar association any day now.
Kinda takes the starch out of you.
Anyway that's how I spend summer vacation 2012.
This year we has a week over on the Mississippi coast with my brothers and sister planned. Catch up on everything, see the old man, bring the boat over for the nieces and nephews to play with.....
Well, first off, I was notified that I had to go back to court on the Thursday of that week for a ministerial type hearing that would last 5 minutes at the most, but did require client's presence to verbally certify under oath to the truthfullness of a tax return previously filed with the court. Contacted the client to tell him that I would, at my expense, have a stand in lawyer with him-that this had suddenly come up and I would be on vacation. Client was mad that he had to make another trip back to court and in spite of me telling him that this was something new the Trustee had implemented just recently and that I would pay for the lawyer to stand with him-that it was nothing, etc. said that was unacceptable, that if I didn't show up in court with him, he would report me to the bar association and would want his money back. So I said OK, I'll be there Thursday (wife was mad but what are you gonna do-plus I get three days by myself at home
). Plan was to chill and catch up on work Monday-Wednesday, go to the hearing Thursday , hook up the boat and be in Mississippi Thursday afternoon. Of course once everyone found out I wasn't leaving until Thursday, my callendar filled up for Monday-Wednesday Thursday morning (the 9th )at around 3:45 the phone starts to ringing-not a good sign anytime. I answer it only to find out that my dad is in the hospital and going fast. I e mail my client that I'm off to Mississippi as me dad is dying and e mail a lawyer to stand in for me and I'm off to Mississippi only to get a call between Morgan city and Houma that he died. Get to Gulfport-spend the rest of the morning making funeral arrangements and then spend the rest of the weekend staying drunk.
Walk into my office Monday morning to fins a snarky e mail from my client demanding his money back and news that another good friend is on his death bed (buried him yesterday). After the response I sent my client, I expect a letter from the bar association any day now.
Kinda takes the starch out of you.
Anyway that's how I spend summer vacation 2012.
