maybe a *real* lawyer

Attorney. Assistant public defender. Aggressively serious about criminal justice and proper skincare. Lifelong news junkie and history buff.

[maybe a *real* lawyer @AnnaMarona]

“I’ve come to understand and to believe that each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.”

- Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy ⚖️

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@smartatlaw I’m here as your witness 🙋🏻‍♀️

[maybe a *real* lawyer @AnnaMarona]

@JusticeLeeTN @TNCourts The tiny TCA was my favorite 💞

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@LeahLitman @alittleleader Ariana what are you doing here

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@LissaJoStewart @SuperRegular Public defender in Chattanooga and agree. I’d wear color to a status date or hearing but would probably go more neutral for trial.

[maybe a *real* lawyer @AnnaMarona]

@janeisanalien @infinities613 I just want to second all of this. I lived in fight or flight the whole time. Almost 4 years out I’m so glad I stuck with it because I love being a lawyer.

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@lemwake19 Like why is it like 2.5x the price of the bike.

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@inreGray That it’s almost heartbreakingly messy in the way that healing is always messy. But I think they’re doing their best.

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@ItsMattsLaw I talked to the cops

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@LissaJoStewart @estorieco @masonmennenga I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS.

[maybe a *real* lawyer @AnnaMarona]

@emande @DarianHannah @PDDMG_ I plan a list of meals on the weekend and buy stuff for those and then throughout the week I pick what I want that night. It mostly works for my tired lawyer brain lol.

[maybe a *real* lawyer @AnnaMarona]

@okaydyke @lemwake19 But there are also tons of amazing appellate and post conviction PD offices around the country that I’m sure would be so lucky to have you 🖤

[maybe a *real* lawyer @AnnaMarona]

@okaydyke Just want to second @lemwake19 I’ve been a trial level PD at a small mid-size city in the south for almost 3 years and I’ve genuinely never been happier or had better work/life balance. It’s not like that at every office.

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@FirstGenLawtina I’ve followed you since you were a paralegal and I was in law school. You’ve got this 💞💞💞

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@AmberJohnson23 There’s only this.

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@DuckDuckJD @Michko36281380 I sat for the bar in Nashville in July 2019. I wore leggings, a t-shirt, and brought a sweatshirt. I’m rarely cold and I had to use it.

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@LissaJoStewart This is extremely Tennessee of them.

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@Rwlshmakeup @CarolineHirons says to put any excess from your face on your hands and elbow, so I put any excess from my face on my hands and elbows.

[maybe a *real* lawyer @AnnaMarona]

@alittleleader @BadFacts12 I was very invested in your fry journey

[maybe a *real* lawyer @AnnaMarona]

@SovietSlime @LolOverruled Also chattanooga! We have a fantastic PDs office who would love to meet you.