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“Rich or poor, it’s nice to have money”
I’ve lived in wealth and in poverty as a child. 55 years ago my father’s business partners put the company into bankruptcy while my parents were in EY for 2 months. We went from a 6 figure income (at a time when a good middle class salary was $7,000 per year) to living in the $4,200 my mother made as a public school teacher.
The stress caused by the lack of money, dunning calls from business creditors, shunning by former business associates/friends, not going to summer camp, etc. caused lots of unhappiness.
My father got rid of his partners and started fresh. Mom and my older siblings worked in the store after school and at night. It took 5 years but B”H he rebuilt his business and income, had 7 stores and 200 employees. The end of collection calls and resuming activities, as well as mother being home after school, nights and summer certainly brought happiness back to my life.
As an adult, I’ve lived through up and down business cycles. My childhood taught me not to live beyond my means. Yes, I earn a very handsome living, but I value money and don’t waste it. We B”H live debt free. No mortgage, no student loans, no car loans. It gives Mrs. CTL and I great pleasure to support Jewish and community religious, cultural and educational institutions.
Gamanit………………………..
” Is anyone here on the CR (apart from CTLawyer) considering hosting a fancy party? ”
Atty. and Mrs. CTL will be hosting a chasunah for their youngest daughter the Sunday after the three weeks are over.
Will it be lavish?
Considering it’s an outdoor BBQ on our grounds I don’t think it will be as lavish as those in the Weddings halls or hotels of NYC.
Women will not be in long gowns, men will not be in formal wear.
I’m sure many will eat some of the BBQ with their fingers.
Yes, there will be a live band, not a DJ
Ample Beer, wine and booze will flow, but crystal, fine china and sterling flatware will be nowhere to be seen.What will be lavish is the love we have for our daughter and future son-in-law.
The entire guest list will be less than 225, none of those 700 person events like in Brooklyn, Monsey and Lakewood.
The nature of a BQQ is such that guests will go to buffet serving stations to choose their food, no white gloved French service at your seat.I have smoked and cured much of the meat/poultry myself in our backyard smokehouse. I’ll also be doing quite a bit of the cooking. Three good friends of mine who compete on the kosher BBQ circuit will be manning the fires that day. I’ve hired bartenders and service personnel through the union local. There is no caterer running the show. Mrs. CTL comes from a family of bakers. Retired great aunt and uncle are baking and decorating the wedding cake in our kitchens.
This is the affair my daughter wants, at home and relaxed. It will be done in good taste and not over the top.
Leftover food is being delivered to a local soup kitchen in Bridgeport to be served to those in need.Lavish? I don’t think so. I never heard a BBQ called fancy
@lightbrite
Opticians (who fill prescriptions written by Optometrists and Opthamologists) don’t like to re-lens frames because they don’t make profit on the sale of a new frame.
Opa was both an Optometrist and an Optician…he taught us to grind lenses when we were adolescents. Back then lenses were glass, not plastic. He taught us that you never should re-lens a frame more than 2 years old. By then it would have become so mis-shapen and unable to hold proper shape very long. The patient loses the benefits of the new lenses when they are not aligned correctly because of a frame that’s out of ‘true.’@Chaya13
” parent of a child who is imagining something is happening that really isn’t”
Take your head out of the sand!
The letter speaks of the son coming home ‘cut, bruised, scraped and with clothing ruined’
That’s not imaginationAppalachia is bigger than you might think, look at this list of cities, plenty with frum Yidden
“Within Appalachia, there are several areas of urban concentration, the largest being the Pittsburgh metropolitan area in Pennsylvania. In Alabama, the Greater Birmingham metropolitan area is the largest urban concentration followed by the Huntsville metropolitan area . In Tennessee, the Knoxville metropolitan area and the Chattanooga metropolitan area are the urban clusters.”@lowerouttuition11210
Typo..Sunday the 6th@Joseph
WRONG, AGAIN!Ongoing bullying can cause protracted impairment of emotional health…the language of the NY Statute.
STOP excusing bad behavior and start stopping bad behavior.
You may be a history teacher, but I’m a Family Law Attorney and certified Guardian ad Litem. If I represented a child and the school gave these repeated excuses, the school and staff would find themselves in court pronto. The cloak of a yeshiva being a private school is not an excuse for non-compliance with the law…and NY law makes every adult a mandated reporter…this is the broadest language in the nation.
@Joseph
Actually a school employee (private or public) whop does not report the abuse is breaking the law in NJ. NJDCF says that any person who does not report suspected abuse (bullying is abuse) is a ‘disorderly person.’NJ Statute on Child Abuse:
“9:6-8.9. ABUSED CHILD; CHILD ABUSE DEFINEDFor purposes of this act:
“Abused child” means a child under the age of 18 years whose parent, guardian, or other person having his custody and control:
a. Inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon such child physical injury by other than accidental means which causes or creates a substantial risk of death, or serious or protracted disfigurement, or protracted impairment of physical or emotional health or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ;…”
School teachers have been deemed to have custody and control during the school year…they act in locus parentis.
BTW>>>>NY Statute does NOT exempt private school teachers from reporting abuse:
“new York
Professionals Required to Report
Soc. Serv. Law § 413
The following persons and officials are required to report:
• Physicians, physician assistants, surgeons, medical examiners, coroners, dentists, dental hygienists, osteopaths, optometrists,
chiropractors, podiatrists, residents, interns, psychologists, registered nurses, social workers, or emergency medical
technicians
• Licensed creative arts therapists, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, or psychoanalysts
• Hospital personnel or Christian Science practitioners
• School officials, including but not limited to, teachers, guidance counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, school nurses, or administrators….”The NY Statute does NOT read Public School ‘officials…teachers’, etc.
@Joseph
again, Take your NY blinders off.Lakewood is NOT in NY.
You claim to teach in the NY public schools ad therefore are a mandated reporter. I assume you’ve had some training. There is no reason that Yeshiva staff should also not be trained.
I don’t object to bochurim enjoying/relaxing at a BBQ and enjoying a cold beer during Bein Hazmanim. I’d much rather they do it then than sneak beer in the dorms (as we did in my day).
Youngest Ms.CTL’s wedding will be I”H August 4th, during Bein Hazmanim. By the couple’s request it will be a BBQ on the grounds of the CTL compound. I sure hope the bochurim who are friends and guests of the groom will chill and enjoy cold beer which will be flowing from the taps to go with the delicious BBQ being served.The staff and administration of the yeshiva are mandated reporters. IF the boy was bullied, cut, scraped, hit etc. They are battery to the person and the authorities and Child Protective services must be notified.
None of this boys will be boys nonsense is acceptable.
This is the same look away attitude that allowed child molestation to take place in the yeshivas, and day schools of the frum world.
It is the other boys who should be expelled@Joseph
I don’t think you mean “accepting facilities from discounting the list rate for the uninsured”
It is those facilities who take ‘ASSIGNMENT’ who may not discount for the uninsured.
Taking assignment means the provider agrees to take whatever payment Medicare authorizes for a particular procedure as payment in full and not bill the patient for additional money. There are providers who take payments from Medicare, but not assignment and expect the patient to pay the difference.Seniors who have opted for a replacement Medicare scheme (you see the booths set up in chain drug stores in the 4th quarter) are in for a rude awakening. They don’t have this protection.
MIL was sold a replacement Medicare plan by Anthem, told she’d have better prescription coverage and no increase over the Medicare premium she already pays.
Now, she is subject to a $400 twice per week co-pay for Chemo-theraphy. If she was still on straight Medicare, the hospital would have to accept the amount Medicare pays and she’d have no additional liability.
She cannot switch plans until December open enrollment period.@Sadugare Rebbe
I knew the ‘original’ Rabbi Levy “OBM” who founded OK Labs. He was from my home town of New Haven. He explained to me back in 1978 (when he came to our bakery in Hamden, CT to supervise a run of frozen Challah) that the Rebbe wanted all Jews to eat kosher. The Rebbe did not feel it was neccessary to extend Chabad chumras to the masses. Thus, they could supervise milchige cholav stam cookies that ordinary Jews would buy instead of then treif Oreos at the same price points in the general supermarkets.Similarly, in those days, before the Agriprocessors, local kosher meat production was mostly of non-glatt meat. Many a local rabbi who only ate glatt in his own home supervised local butcher, caterers, delis that sold ordinary kosher meat. The fact that it wasn’t glatt didn’t make it not-kosher.
@DovidBT
“How do hospitals and other medical providers get away with setting different prices for the same service, based on whether the customer has insurance? Why is that legal?”
They don’t set different prices, they contract a volume discount with each insurance carrier. This is perfectly legal.
I just finished reviewing my MIL’s EOB from Anthem BlueCare (her Medicare replacement plan) for this years chemotheraphy at Yale Smilow Cancer Hospital.
Yale billed $486,000. The contracted price for the service with Anthem is $28,900. MIL is responsible for her yearly maximum co-pay of $6700, Anthem pays Yale $22,200. Yale writes off over $450,000. If you were an uninsured individual billed the rack rate and unable to pay, Yale would lien your home (if you owned one) and probably forclose.
The contract rate that Yale charges Medicaid, is less than Anthem is charged. The rate they charge Aetna is more. Every provider is free to negotiate volume contract discounts with insurance carriers. They will even negotiate fees with individuals who threaten to take their business to another hospital/provider.The key to the legality is that the rate for service is uniform, the negotiated discount varies. If you walk into Home Depot and want to buy 20 electric ranges they’ll give you a better price than if you want to buy one.
@iacisrmma
A number of Archway cookies are listed on the OK website. It may be that they have multiple plants under different supervision producing different items@kollelman
Things are different in every state.
I don’t know your age, but Mrs. CTL and I are in our 60s, but I’m just below Medicare age.
The total out of pocket for medical/hospital maximum increased to $1100 (per couple) on our plan this year. This also applies to drug co-pays. So, about Sept 10, we’ll have reached the max and Mrs. CTL’s drugs will have no co-pay for the rest of the year.Our policy costs approx $1,000 per month, before ACA it was $1645 with the same carrier with lesser coverage. If we bought the same level plan from the same carrier on the open market it is now quoted at $2295 month.
I would love to see all us this replaced by a single payer plan good nationally.
I have many friends who no longer winter in Florida because their plans are no longer good out of network, they’ll go south again once they are on Medicare@Jakob
“I am a Trump supporter & believe he is doing a great job & definitely better then Hillary .”Real nonsense comment. Trump cannot be doing a better job than H. Clinton as she never held the office. You can compare him to any of the 44 men who have been President, but not the billions of people who never were President.
BTW>>>I am NOT a Trump supporter and think he is doing a terrible job, lying to the public, embarrassing the country and accomplishing little but playing golf at our expense.
I hope he does not finish his term and that many of his team end up in prison for breaking the lawNO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am self employed (I own the law firm). I buy our health coverage through the CT State Exchange.
My policy is issued by Connecticare, just as my plan was before ACA became law. It is the same level of coverage.
Big Changes with ACA (incorrectly called Obamacare):
No more lifetime or annual caps on coverage. In 2016, Mrs. CTL was on life support for 27 days and had 10 surgeries with 5 additional hospital admissions. Bill was more than $2.5 Million. Before ACA the policy had a $1 Million cap.
I now can use any hospital in the state. 4 medical specialist we now use did not accept Connecticare prior to ACA.
Single children can stay on parents’ policy until they are 26 years old. We made use of this for youngest Miss CTL. When the next older child was still in school and turned 21 she was forced off our policy.
NO rejection for preexisting conditions. Mrs. CTL would not be able to get coverage under the different proposed ‘Trump’ Non-Care plans.BTW: It’s 4 years that I’ve had the plan and even with annual increases and my age in an older bracket, my monthly premium is $600 less than I paid before ACA.
The OK absolutely certifies Chalov Stam products and uses the OK Dairy symbol.
There are tons of cookies in their product list, both brand name (ex. Archway, Famous Amos) and Store Brands (sold by Stop and Shop, Aldi).@Joseph
It’s unfortunate Obama could not be President for a third term2 can play this nonsense
@RebYidd23………….
We use Fox’s U-Bet,
BUT eldest brother insists that Bosco makes a better egg cream.
Then again, he likes Pepsi better than Coca ColaShe should never wear them with an alligator purse.
No mixing of speciesAviK
Once you are out of NY that is not always the case. Many corporations in this area pay staff attorneys approx 75K plus benefits.
There is a huge glut of attorneys on the market. Many cannot find decent paying jobs.
I encouraged my children to go into the profession because they could step into (and later take over) a successful firm with an established client base. If I did not own my firm, I would not have encouraged the younger children who attended law school after 2005 to do so.AviK
Just because an attorney is in solo practice or a partner in a small firm is no guaranty that e/she’ll be making more than someone with similar years experience working for the government.Solo practice or partnership means you are running a business with a bottom line and shouldering all expenses.
Some years the bottom line may be great, others the attorney may be eating noodles most nights.Meno………….
since when do you get to make the rules? To further confuse you:
the liver is a is a storage organ for many important nutrients (vitamins A, D, E, K, B12 and folic acid, and minerals such as copper and iron)
So chopped liver can be a good source of vitamin supply.In fact, organ meats in general have much more vitamins and nutrients than muscle meat (steaks, chops, roast, etc.) This is great because I love, Liver, tongue, sweetbreads, brains. Can’t get lung anymore as we could in my youth.
@Joseph
Laws don’t have to be ‘just’………..they have to be applied justly. Meaning equally to all who fall under the laws’ jurisdiction.
Cruel laws are not in and of themselves unjust. Our Constitution prohibits ‘cruel and unusual punishment’
The good thing about America is that citizens via the ballot box can change laws and/or the legislators who enact them.The law is all about semantics and the meaning of words. It does not matter whether or not you as a person like it.
Vitamins and supplements do NOT require supervision by the USFDA. Many are of dubious value and others can cause harm
DY…
The video still shows the chef using a potato masher in a bowl. I assume he is using it on the hard boiled eggs, not the liver.
I’ve not watched the video, sad to admit I’ve been making chopped liver far longer than he is alive.DY…………….
if you like pieces, then use a hochmesser (mezzluna) in a wooden bowl to chop the liver instead of a meat grinder.
I don’t use an electric grinder, but the old fashioned hand crank grinder that screws onto a counter-top.
We buy fresh bagels Sunday Morning. Any left uneaten on Tuesday are put in a bag in the freezer to be used for chopped liver or poultry stuffing.@Joseph
You may not like the laws as they are written, enforced, etc. BIT that does not mean they are corrupt. You need to look at the dictionary definition of corrupt:
“adjective
having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.
“unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials”
Laws may be applied by corrupt individuals but in and of themselves they are not corrupt.AviK….
In 5 years, my new hires should be off on their own as solo practitioners or partners in a small firm of similar aged attorneys. They know when being hired there is ZERO chance of becoming a member of the firm. Long term family owned firms generally do not make non-family members partners and are not interested in large expansion.
Lack of a Grand Jury Indictment means that a prosecutor has to justify bringing prosecution to his/her superiors without being able to shift blame on the Grand Jury. I feel it benefits all involved, not just defendants. I have seen witnesses terrified of appearing before a Grand Jury because they are without the benefit of counsel while in the room.Atty. Spinella is a Criminal Defense Attorney, he is NOT part of the Hartford Courant newspaper. Apparently he wrote an opinion piece or was interviewed by them. He practices in The Hartford area, I do not. I’ve not read his piece and can not pass judgment on his opinion. He certainly is not the be all to end all in Criminal Justice matters in CT.
The beauty of America is that different people can have and express different opinions.
Joseph
I made no indictment of the NYS Criminal Justice System. I merely explained how the system works in CT.
I am admitted in CT, MA and FL and the Federal Bankruptcy Courts.
I made no statement that the NY Criminal Justice System is corrupt and appreciate your not putting words in my mouthAmong Roman Catholics they are one and the same as they believe in the Doctrine of Original Sin.
Ravioli Nudo, which is described as ravioli filling unstuffed from its ravioli.
The stuffing is boiled in the pasta pockets, then the pasta is cut open, the cooked (poached) filling arranged in the plate with a light drizzle of sauce and sprinkled with some fresh chopped Italian Broad leaf parsley.An extremely low carb meal that works well on a diabetic diet.
Without paoching in the pasta pockets there is no way for the ricotta to maintain form.AviK…..
different states, different systems.
There is virtually no patronage in the CT States Attorney offices (we don’t call them DAs). A particular attorney might get to pick his own secretary from among the civil service list. He can choose which State Marshal to use to execute service, but he has to choose from the official list for the county and doesn’t get to hire new people.
Judges don’t hire bailiffs, clerks, secretaries…they are appointed by the chief administrative judge form the civil service list. Appellate Court Judges can choose interns/law clerks who work without pay.
The real Patronage is in the local Probate Court system. These are the only elected judges. They can appoint guardians, conservators and executors to make a percentage of the estate. The judges also hire their own clerical staff and bailiffs. There is a local Probate Court Judge who has multiple brothers who are also attorneys who get virtually every assignment and his family member, an ex-con is mayor of that city.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
As for the prosecutors office, the government does not compete with Wall Street and White Shoe firms for employees. The 3 beginning attorneys I hired this year would be paid about 10% less in the States Attorney’s office, but have better benefits (including a pension) worth far more than the differential.
A career attorney in the department earns a comparable living to private practice attorneys who are not in the partner track or sole proprietors.
The backstaff does not appear to be stretched thin. Unlike NY much of the investigative work/lab work are done by city and state agencies. We are a small state, only 3.6 million people equal to Manhattan and the Bronx) and statewide cooperation and workload sharing is the norm. We don’t have overlaying levels of government, only state and municipal which leads to fewer bruised egos.My brother has constantly told me how much easier to practice here in CT and work with the prosecutors. There are not the great logjams of backlogged cases. When doing appeals work, the farthest a prisoner might be held from your location is a 90 minute drive (compare that to a Brooklyn attorney with a client incarcerated in Malone on the Canadian border).
Judges try both civil and criminal cases in the same Superior (our trial level courts) Courthouses. There is no sense of the prosecutors being the enemy. Yes, defendants’ attorneys are looking for the best deal for their clients. Prosecutors are looking for the correct outcome.
The biggest difference is that CT does not indict by use, or misuse, of the Grand Jury. The local State’s attorney brings indictments. Defendants don’t face that Grand Jury alone and there are not the intimidating threats made to those who appear before a Grand Jury with its special and secretive ways.
@YitchokM………
This is weird, like writing to myself (as you have my first name and last initial)………………..
I have discussed this with criminal lawyers who practice here in CT Superior Court and the Federal Court of this District.
CTL’s next older brother happens to be a Criminal Defense Attorney (we are not associated in business). He practiced in NY until 2001 then moved his practice to CT. The difference between the court/legal system in the 2 states is unbelievable.
As I’ve stated before, in CT (with the exception of Probate) we don’t elect judges. We also don’t elect District Attorneys. Therefore no overzealous prosecutor is trying to make a name for him/herself as a tough guy to win election.
We have no overworked ‘Public Defenders’ employed by the government to represent the indigent. Instead there are private agencies who supply the counsel. In many areas all attorneys are expected to take X amount of these Pro Bono defense cases per year. I don’t do criminal work, but many is the time a Judge has ‘ordered’ me to provide preliminary legal advice to the unrepresented (NOT defend them in a trial).
Yesterday I was in motions session for family court issues. Mostly support and visitation contempt motions. The vast majority of people were self represented. Every time a plaintiff brought a motion for contempt against an ex-spouse for non-compliance of a support order, the judge cautioned the defendant that if they were found in contempt they could be put in jail until the account was brought current; and that they should seek legal advice before opening their mouth to speak. If they did not have an attorney and could not secure the services of one immediately, the judge assigned waiting attorneys such as myself to take the parties into a conference room and try to negotiate an agreement while explaining the reality of jail for non-payment of support. Legal Aid only provides counsel to criminal defendants, but here in the largest city in CT, judges try to equalize the playing field in the court system.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
On a different subject. I first met Rabbi Saul Berman when he Rabbi of Young Israel of Brookline, Mass in 1970. I may not agree with him politically or level of frumkeit, but don’t consider him a Pariah. I take offense to Joseph calling a REITS ordained Rabbi, both Mr. and a Conservative Rabbi. Don’t like him, fine, but he didn’t attend JTS and is not a member of the Conservative Movement.DY………………
Saute 1lb finely diced onions for mixing with 1lb chicken liver and 1/2 pound calves liver
Use approx 1/2 cup oil/schmaltz to saute,
Then this all goes through the meat grinder along with 5 hard baoiled eggs and 1 stale bagel
Mix together adding white pepper and garlic and 2 tablespoons mayo
Let chill overnight, then either pour off excess oil, or mix in a little more mayo if needed@yitzhokm
No, I don’t have a ‘rosy’ view of our legal system, and I am NOT wrong. I have made it clear in my posts that NY is but One of the FIFTY United States. It is NOT typical of what goes on in most of the others.I think many of the 8 Million NYC residents would object to you calling them low class.
In the hinterlands (even 50 miles from Times Square) and especially in Red states, the populace has a different view of civic duty. The courts run much more smoothly.
The fact that I don’t practice criminal law doesn’t mean I don’t observe many criminal trials. The nature of a smaller state is that often the same judge in the same courtroom will hear both criminal and civil cases on the same day. If my case is not called first I may have to sit through a criminal proceeding until my turn comes.What’s wrong with New Jersey?
Let’s start with the Governor…who wanted the beach to himself and brought us Bridgegate.
Then the lovely small while driving through ElizabethMy comment about not wanting to live in NJ, should not be taken to mean that I feel there is something wrong with NJ, but that not everyone wants to live in NJ.
I’m 50 miles from Manhattan, and my sons went to Yeshiva in Brooklyn, that was far enough to travel when we wanted to see them. Mrs. CTL and I were not interested in schlepping to southern NJ to visit, or drive them back after they came home for a Shabbos, doctor’s appointment, etc.
BTW>>>they went to the same Yeshiva I, my brothers, my father and uncles all attended. We were happy with the result, why would we send them elsewhere? (Especially since our family tradition is to learn a couple of years after high school, then university and professional school).Lightbrite…………….
Those of us older than 60 remember when egg creams were a staple of the corner stationery/candy store.
Contrary to your understanding egg creams could be made with chocolate or VANILLA syrup.Growing up, the seltzer man delivered a case of siphon bottles to our home every week. My father and eldest brother loved chocolate egg creams, my mother preferred Vanilla.
As for me, I preferred the pretzel Rod that was the usual accompiament.I never went to Kaufman’s, as my grandparents owned a bungalow colony. That said I was fixed up with a Kaufman daughter back in the 70s. It didn’t work out, much to Mrs. CTL’s joy.
@Gadolhadorah
Your post to which I replied did not specify TOP NYC FIRMS. MOST newly graduated lawyers are not employed by these firms, especially frum lawyers who can’t produce all those hours because of Shabbos and Yuntif restrictions.MOST newly graduated lawyers are NOT in NYC and its commuting distance.
I was in court today in Bridgeport, CT. It is one of the 5 highest paying cities for attorneys in the USA. There was a 2 hour delay in a case and I had coffee with a number of lawyers who own local firms of decent size. All had hired Ivy league grads this year, not one had to pay more than $94,000 starting salary, and that student was on the law review and in the top 3% of her class. She did not want to work or live in NYC.Because my new hires know they will never be in a partner track, I will never attract the top percentile of graduates from the top schools.
You are correct. I practice Family Law: Divorce, Estates, Adoptions and Business law specializing in closely held and family businesses.
My firm does NO criminal law work with one type of exception. If the child/grandchild of a client or a client gets hauled into court for a traffic offense and the client calls us, we’ll show up for the arraignment so the person is not unrepresented while we recommend criminal practice attorneys for the client to engage.I’m in my mid 60s. The last time I appeared to represent a defendant in Criminal Court was about 30 years ago. I was in the courthouse and a judge grabbed me and assigned me a 19 year old accused of shoplifting as a pro bono case. She was a firs time offender, and I was able to negotiate accelerated rehabilitation. If she kept her nose clean for 12 months, the record would be expunged, she would stay out of the particular store permanently and do 100 hours community service. She went on to college, became a middle school math teacher, married and has kids of her own. A $50 fine and a criminal record would have done nothing for the merchant, but this result helped the offender.
Joseph….
Take off your NY reference glasses, it is only ONE of these 50 United States.I live and practice law in CT.
Except for local probate (Surrogate Court for you NYers) judges, we DON’T elect judges. Judges are nominated for appointment by the Judicial Committee of the State Bar Association and confirmed by the Legislature. It is a non-political process.Jurors are called for service in CT for 1 day. If not placed on a trial jury the are dismissed and not eligible to be called for three years. Employers MUST pay employees for 5 days of service, then the state pays if the employer does not/ Most employers of any size pay the full salary to jurors on duty.
There are very few exemptions from service in CT. the Governor, Lt. Governor and sitting judges and those over 70. Even Attorneys must report for Jury duty. I served on a criminal jury 2 years ago. It was in a district where I do not practice and before a judge I have never met.
Youngest Ms. CTL had jury duty two weeks ago. She was chosen for a jury (Civil case) but rec’d a call from the court that the parties had settled and did not have to report the second day.
Not everyone OOT looks to get out of Jury Duty, many consider it a civic responsibility of citizenship in this great country.
@Gadolhadorah
Most newly graduated Lawyers do NOT earn upwards of $150.000 right out of school. Those days ended with the economic collapse of 2007/8. Top firms may pay that to graduates of the top schools, but may newly admitted lawyers are lucky to get a job paying $80,000. Many can’t earn enough to cover their student loan payments.
There is a glut of lawyers on the market and salaries for beginning lawyers have fallen quite a bit.
My firm is in one of the highest paying cities for lawyers. I hired 3 new associates this year (not counting daughter and son in law). All three came from Ivy League law schools, but were not top 5% of their class. They are starting at $82,500 plus benefits and do not have to produce the 2-3,000 annual billable hours that Wall Street and White Shoe firms require. That said, I don’t pay $150-180K, but had more than 200 applications for the 3 positions.
What’s more these new hires know that they will never be on a partner track, only CTL family will ever be partners in my lifetime. The new hires can expect to learn a lot, get a living wage and after 3-5 years hang their own shingles or become an in house counsel for a large corporation or government agency.Huju.
The Ivy League has 8 colleges/universities.
Please don’t refer to them as the goyim’s.
Many Jews attend/attended these fine schools.
I am a proud that University of Pennsylvania is my Alma Mater
Other members: Harvard, Brown, Dartmouth, Yale (in my hometown), Columbia, Cornell, Princeton.The formerly all female colleges of similar caliber were known as the Seven Sisters (Radcliffe was affiliated with Harvard and Barnard with Columbia).
In ancient times when I attended University of Pennsylvania, undergraduate men were in ‘the College’ females were in ‘The College for Women’ Wharton School of Finance was co-ed, the Schools of Nursing and Allied Medical Professions were all female. The Graduate schools were all co-ed.Reasons not to attend BMG:
#1 No desire to live/study in NJ
#2 Family (father/grandfather/uncles/Brothers/cousins) attended another Yeshiva and that’s where the boy will also attend
#3 Family adheres to a particular Chassidus and boy will attend an affiliated Yeshiva
#4 Parents wish boy to live at home and commute to Yeshiva car, bus, subway, walk)
#5 Boy/Family wants boy to attend Yeshiva and College
#6 Finances It may not be affordable for the boy or family for him to be at BMG
#7 Boy attended a feeder High School for a yeshiva
#8 Boy was not acceptedNone on my sons or grandsons attended BMG. They attended either the Yeshiva in Brooklyn I went to or the one Mrs. CTL’s father attended. My eldest grandson got a real thrill when he walked into shiur the first morning and found the room had a plaque by the entrance stating it had been donated by his great-grandparents.