Episode 196 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Tony Graffeo

No longer term.

So you mentioned your daughter is an N.D. law grad.

Where does she practice? She's with me.

OK.

Basically.

The way I'm set up here, I would not normally have an associate, but I. she was interested in learning a little bit about being a trial lawyer and to see if she liked it.

And I said, give me two years and let's see how it goes.

So we're almost to the end of the two year mark.

Um, she's gotten married and they're starting a family.

So, you know, we're going to have a little transition with that, but it's been great.

I've really enjoyed having her.

She's sharp.

And,

you know, it's fun about this.

I mentioned to you before we started, my middle son, Tom practices with me now, and he's been here about two years and, uh, We have a blast.

I mean, it's just, you know, what I didn't see where, you know, when your kids are living afar, I mean, you can talk a couple times a week, three times, you know, by phone.

But here we're talking, you know, seven, eight, ten times a day, you know, whether it's cases.

But, you know, you also get the good stuff, right? But yeah, it's a lot of fun.

And I didn't see that coming.

Well, she's gotten her wish because we've had...

I think she's done three or four jury trials with me already.

And I haven't pulled any punches.

I've had her doing opening statements, taking witnesses.

You know, each time we do one, I try to throw something different in there, jury selection, closing, whatever.

And she has met each challenge and exceeded my expectations.