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• On finishing law school... and what's next

  It's finally starting to sink in that I'm done with law school. After nearly 4 years, I received my J.D. on Sunday as part of Fordham's 100th graduation class. Because we were a "special" class, commencement was held in the Metropolitan Opera next to the school, instead of the usual location at the MSG Theater. (I'll update this post later with pictures). It was sort of a weird experience for me. I didn't know most of the graduating class - there were only a handful of us who stayed in the part-time program, so most of my friends from 1L already graduated last year. And unlike many of my fellow graduates, I am not going to immediately pursue a legal career. As such, I've decided not to take the bar exam this summer. You may have noticed that posting was especially light here lately - I promise to change this. Part of the blame falls on finals and all the other things leading up to graduation; the rest is simply that most of my mental cycles have been spent on reflecting and putting things... Posted May 24 2007, 04:25 PM by Tim with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Law School, Personal

• Stanley

  I just read that Stanley Rothenberg passed away . This is sad news indeed. I took an advanced copyright course with Stanley last semester. His experience is, to say the least, impressive. His knowledge of copyright law was unsurpassed and he was a wonderful teacher. More importantly, as Prof. Patry noted, he was an absolutely wonderful person. He truly was one of the most generous and caring people I have ever met, something evident even in the very short time I knew him. (Interestingly, his son - who I've never met - also went to the same small college ). I'm fortunate to have met and learned from him, and only regret that I won't have that opportunity again. He will be missed, and my prayers go out to his family. Goodbye, Stanley. Posted Nov 06 2006, 10:38 PM by Tim with | with no comments Filed under: Intellectual Property, Law School, Personal, Copyright, Law

• Radio Silence

  Sorry that things have been so quiet here, but there was a perfect storm which has (just about) passed. Work has been busy as we near deployment of a project I've been working on for the past six months. Things should settle down a bit once we get this out the door. School is almost over for the summer. I finished my three papers last week, and when I complete my Advanced Trademark takehome this weekend I'll have three years of law school behind me. (Finally - light at the end of the tunnel!) I also moved this past weekend. Packing and unpacking is less than fun but I'm excited about the new place. We're just about settled. I'm behind on my rss reading, but I have a few things I want to post. I'm also working on a few side projects, including a complete redesign of this site. Stay tuned. Posted May 08 2006, 11:38 AM by Tim with | with no comments Filed under: Law School, Personal

• Wow... I'm actually excited about my schedule for the spring semester

  I'm fairly excited about the classes I'll be taking this spring, which is good considering how bored I've been lately of this whole law school thing. Mondays will be Advanced Copyright and Mass Media & Internet Law. Thursdays are Cybercrimes, which sounds like a pretty cool class. Tuesday night is still up in the air. I'm enrolled in Mergers & Acquisitions right now, but I'm considering taking Advanced Trademark instead. I'm certainly more insterested in the latter, but I think M&A will be good for me to know better ( since I work at an Investment Bank now and have dreams of starting my own something later ). I may put off M&A until the fall though since it is offered both semesters while Trademark is only in the spring. This leaves me with 3 papers and only 1 test - or, if I decide to take Advanced Trademarks, 4 papers and no tests. It's going to be an interesting, but busy, semester. Posted Jan 03 2006, 12:16 PM by Tim with | with no comments Filed under: Law School, Personal

• (Almost) Done with my second year!

  I just took my second, and last, final exam tonight. After I finish my paper discussing the legal treatment of VoIP, I will officially be done with second year of law school. In other words, I'm half done. (I am in the evening division, which is a four year program). More importantly, I'm not taking any classes this summer, which means I might actually have some free time to do all the other things I've wanted to do for the past two years. It also means you should see more activity here. That's not to say I will not be busy - the next project is to start packing, because I'm leaving the apartment I've been in for the last three years later this month, to a new location . I won't be able to walk to work anymore, but it should be a nice change of pace. Battery Park City is definitely a bit out of the way, and the construction (and subsequent smell) across the street has really been getting to me. Posted May 10 2005, 07:57 PM by Tim with | with no comments Filed under: Law School, Personal

• The Obligatory Final Exams Post: One down, one to go

  Completed : One 3-hour Corporations exam. I wouldn't say the test itself was difficult, but it was sure as hell difficult to take. First of all, the first 2-hour question was 13 pages of facts. Second of all, unlike other fact patterns, there were 4 different people with the same name (the father Olivier Olives and his three children - Olivier Olives Jr, Olivier Olives III, and their sister Olivia). I was definitely pretty relaxed last year about exams, especially compared to my fellow classmates. That said, I took a week off from work to cram and get up to speed with everything. I'm not sure if it's just a matter of workload - I'm taking only 2 classes this semester as opposed to 5 last year - but I'm especially relaxed right now. Part of that is probably justified. I certainly have a better understanding of the material than I did last year. There is less unknown in the law school exam itself. On the other hand, I can't tell if I've just really given up - because no matter how well or... Posted Dec 15 2004, 09:31 PM by Tim with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Law School, Personal

• Things come to a close...

  A lot of things came to a close over the last week or so. We delivered the first production version of my project on Friday, and I had to complete my employee reviews (we have a rather comprehensive reviews program where I have to review everyone I work with). I'm also done with my summer semester as of Monday. My Civil Procedure exam was 125 reasonably challenging multiple-choice questions over 4 hours, complicated by the fact that we didn't cover a good portion of the material on the test. I think I did well enough, but I guess we'll see. One encouraging fact: other classmates, many of whom worked a lot harder than I did, found the exam very difficult. Oh, the joys of the Ordinal Curve. The important thing is that the semester is finally over, and I'm just about officially done with my first year of law school. (The evening program is 4 years, instead of 3, but once I complete my Constitutional Law class I will have completed all of the courses that a 1L day student takes). Hopefully... Posted Jul 29 2004, 10:38 AM by Tim with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Technology, Law School, Personal