I drafted a will for a pleasant older woman years ago (when I was a baby lawyer). She paid her modest bill, and I closed the file and did not think another thing about it. In March of this year, I was contacted by the woman’s daughter. Her mother had long since passed and the family probated the estate, without my assistance. However, this woman recently received a notice from the state department of unclaimed property informing her there was still a sizeable asset in her mother’s name. The daughter did not know what to do with this information or where to turn. She found my name on the will and asked if I could help. She did not have money for a lawyer and the extra income would be a great help to her and her family (they had no immediate need for the funds, but there were always rainy days coming).
As I reflect on why I wanted to go to law school, I think about all the essays I wrote for the applications. When asked to explain my “why,” I discussed wanting to work in International Law (not really knowing what that was) and assisting refugees seek asylum. Fast forward three years, and I was working as an associate at an insurance defense firm in the Midwest. While not the job I had envisioned for myself (though always very thankful for), I still had numerous opportunities to help those with legal needs.
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