My Father Research Paper

884 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Becoming a lawyer easy

It's hard to picture my dad going off to work in a courtroom representing a case and “deciding the fate of people’s lives”, but as a lawyer he has to make these difficult decisions day-to-day. Sitting down with my dad, Jeff Hoover, I was able to gain more knowledge on what being a lawyer is really like, how it affects my dad, and the obstacles he faces in his everyday life away from home. During high school, my dad never suspected he would become a lawyer. He didn't even know what he wanted to pursue after his college education. One thing he had in mind for sure was that he wanted to be in a career where he was able to help people. In high school, my dad was working by mowing lawns and the least of his worries was deciding what job he was …show more content…

“Going to college for seven years wasn't ideal, but it was all worth it in the end” was the response my dad gave to the fact he had to continue on going to school after his already finished 4 years. “TCU didn't even compare [to what classes were going to be like during law school]”. Almost every class he would have to stand up in front of everyone, including the professor, and state his stance on a certain case he was assigned. “It was so nerve wracking, because you had about 100 eyes on you at once”. After my dad got out of law school he chose to practice law dealing with personal injury cases. While picking his practice he had to thoroughly “understand [his] own goals” and “think long term” in order to become successful in the future. According to Findlaw.com “Personal injury cases are legal …show more content…

Much more goes into a case than just deciding, if the client is telling the truth, and who is guilty or innocent. Many cases can be extremely difficult not even because of the actual problem trying to be solved, but because of the people involved in the situation. Many people are difficult to work with because “they don't accept the reality of the situation”. People can't wrap their heads around the idea that if everything doesn't go as planned, they might go to jail. This is why being a lawyer is one of the most stressful jobs there is because “you [have] the lives of people in your hands”. My dad really loves what he does but if he could change one thing, it would undoubtedly be for it to not be so stressful. Most people don't understand that as they work with their clients they start to learn more about them and the events that led them to where they are now, allowing a sense of compassion and sympathy to develop. That is why when approaching a case my dad “tries to minimize the effect of the situation for the individual” by doing his best to represent them in a way that would allow him to bring the client back to the “place they were before the matter

Show More
Related

  • Admissions Essay To The University of Houston Law Center

    994 Words  | 2 Pages

    As I became more involved with campus life, I couldn’t find a way to immerse myself in preparing for a career in law. While I knew why I wanted a law degree, I couldn’t conceptualize what I wanted to do with it. Prior to college life, my familiarity with the legal system was by way of internships with judges and lawyers. Clearly, that traditional route perked my interest but not my passion. Living with the athletes affirmed my interest in their culture. I began to immerse myself in subjects surro...

    Read More

  • Lisa Frazier's The Pact

    1378 Words  | 3 Pages

    My father, Tom, was the eldest brother and was the first to attend college. He had been an alter boy in high school and a football player. When it came time for him to attend college he chose Millersville University . There he played football and was well known as a student who knew how to throw a party. Two years into his college career he decided to go into the navy. After serving his time there he went back to Millersville only to drop out near the beginning of his senior year because he found college to be “boring”. To my father there is nothing worse than being bored. His biggest accomplishment in college, as far as he saw it, was when trying to write an original poem in a certain style on one of his English finals, he wrote a limerick instead which went as follows:

    Read More

  • Oj Simpson Essay

    1215 Words  | 3 Pages

    The job of a criminal lawyer is quite difficult. Whether on the defense or the prosecution, you must work diligently and swiftly in order to persuade the jury. Some lawyers play dirty and try to get their client off of the hook even though they are guilty without a doubt. Even though the evidence is all there, the prosecution sometimes just can’t get the one last piece of the puzzle to make the case stick and lock the criminal up. Such is the case Orenthal James Simpson.

    Read More

  • Research paper

    672 Words  | 2 Pages

    Ankle sprains are one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries and are especially relevant at all level of sport.1 Of all sports, the incidence of ankle sprain is higher in volleyball considering its non-contact nature.2 The most common ankle sprain occurs on the lateral or outside part of the ankle.3 Reports estimate that ankle sprains account for approximately 24% to 54% of all sport-related injuries and 23,000 persons get them per day in the United States.4

    Read More

  • Strict Liability Of California's Dog Bite Victim

    1257 Words  | 3 Pages

    An experienced personal injury attorney can help you determine if you will be successful in your case.

    Read More

  • Research Paper

    1804 Words  | 4 Pages

    Do you think its fair that players are credited for what they do, when cheating the game? Mark McGwire excelled at the game of baseball and got credit for all of his accomplishments, yet he cheated the game and used steroids. Babe Ruth, considered one of the greatest baseball players to play the game of baseball, who never cheated and set a great example for all who play baseball. Baseball has drastically changed over the years, especially in the cheating scandals of steroids; Babe Ruth set a great example by excelling in the sport and doing it clean, contrasting with Mark McGwire. Their existence shows how society accepted honesty and doing it the clean way in Babe’s era and how society accepts the scandals and dishonesty of Mark’s era.

    Read More

  • Personal Statement to Study Law

    657 Words  | 2 Pages

    My personal and educational growth in college and subsequent professional experience provided an avenue for a career choice, working in law. I have learned that the law protects on all levels from the multi-million dollar client to the single mom who can barely feed her children. It is through this that I can continue to make a difference in my and others’ lives. Emory Law offers me the opportunity to further my goals through its International Humanitarian Law Clinic, Volunteer Clinic for Veterans, and the multiple of chances to help others through my blossoming legal knowledge while in school. All of these would add pieces of my puzzle and help bring into focus the bigger picture of my puzzle. Through attending Emory Law I will continue to create change through helping and ultimately find where I fit in this greater human puzzle.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: How High School Has Shaped Me

    558 Words  | 2 Pages

    Throughout my four years in high school I have been fortunate enough to fulfill many of my aspirations and my thirst for knowledge. One goal that I would like to achieve is to become an international attorney. I have aligned my involvement in specific academic and extra-curricular activities to aid me preparing for the long road between my present situation and the day I pass the bar exam. Through my high school activities I have learned three virtues that I have deemed necessary to achieve my goal, passion, self-discipline, and perseverance.

    Read More

  • Research Paper

    1266 Words  | 3 Pages

    How would you feel if your devoted dog was discriminated against based only on what he looked like? Canine breed discrimination is a real problem in today’s society in the United States. There is always an enormous amount of hype when one hears about a dog attack. The first thing people want to know is what kind of dog was involved in the attack. That breed of dog then gets labeled as “dangerous”, quietly forcing people to change their opinion on a certain breed based on an action of only a couple of dogs.

    Read More

  • My Family: My Parents: Social Class Of Parents

    1199 Words  | 3 Pages

    My dad graduated from high school and went straight to work. He worked for Duke Power and for his dad, who owned a business cleaning cars. My dad worked in high school as well. My dad now works for Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation and has been working there since before I was born.

    Read More

  • Law Enforcement: Ethical Dilemmas and Morality Shifts

    1819 Words  | 4 Pages

    With law enforcement lying, it makes it hard for citizens to depend on law enforcement. In the article, “All the Court’s a stage, and All the Lawyers Players: Leading and Misleading the Jury” Richard Zitrin and Carol Langford explain what really happens in the courts. They state, “Abraham Dennison is the most successful trial lawyers in Port City. He is smoother than silk outside of the courtroom, but in court he takes on a bumbling, aw-shucks persona.” They explain how Dennison changes the clothes he wear, and his clients to look like they are not privileged. He even dumbs down he’s speeches when talking. I might have to say it is a very smart tactic to win over the jurors. The main goal in court is to sell your client to the jury so they will feel bad for him/her. According to this article, “Dennison tells his young associates to ‘select a biased jury, it wins the case.’” By picking the right jury you can sell your clients innocence. It is sad you have to bend the truth in order to win a case. The fact one has to pick the right jury who would feel sorry for one, and act like one is uneducated in order to win a case is sad. This is bending the truth to people thinking something totally different. One should win a case by the facts, not how you hold yourself. An example of lawyers actually lying to win a case of a guilty man is the ‘affluenza’ case. In the article “Before

    Read More

  • Mass Incarceration Research Paper

    559 Words  | 2 Pages

    Most recently, on October 30th, I called my father at work to ask if I could give him an in-person interview on this current issue. As soon as he arrived at home, the questions have begun. I asked him the three main questions that I addressed in the introduction. The interview took place in my kitchen since I was already doing school work in there. We spoke for about twenty minutes minimum about the issues since he was so thrilled to discuss about his daily occupation. Christopher Trujillo, my father, worked at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Men’s Central Jail for six years, patrolled in the city of Norwalk for six years, and in the Compton Courthouse for the past four years.

    Read More

  • An Analysis Of Why I Choose To Come To College?

    1070 Words  | 3 Pages

    As a kid I was shaped by patriots, I was captivated by history, and have now become driven to protect the Constitution of the United States of America and the great people who fall under it’s power. The most efficient and successful way I can achieve this is by becoming a constitutional lawyer, an occupation which requires not 4 but 7 years of college. So here I am. I’ve come this far yet it’s just the beginning. College will open the door to changing the way I look at the world and the way that I myself change the world. I stood looking at all my options and this was the best one, so that’s why I’m here in college

    Read More

  • Research Paper

    1180 Words  | 3 Pages

    Recent studies on parental involvement in education have found that there are many benefits for both the student and the adult when parents become involved in their children’s education. Without parent support, it is very difficult for a child to be motivated. From what I have seen growing up, only a small percentage of students are self-motivated, so it is absolutely vital that parents assist in the motivation process. I found this table to be particularly interesting and important.

    Read More

  • Law School

    1220 Words  | 3 Pages

    Law School Perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of the practice of law is learning to be a lawyer. Virtually every new lawyer today is a graduate of law school, a much dreaded, but fulfilling journey to practicing law. Modern law schools differ greatly from their earlier counterparts, in that many more requirements and responsibilities exist. In colonial times, students pursuing a career in law would enter institutions for instruction of the law, and would automatically become qualified to practice law in the courts after a few years of study. Today, however, becoming a lawyer takes much more training, rigorous work and effort, and many years of studying in order to take a bar exam, of which passing represents qualification.

    Read More

More about My Father Research Paper

Open Document