What did I do the first day?

It’s 7 a.m. and I haven’t slept. All I could think about last night was my senior project. I had no idea of what to expect. Was my mentor going to be old and boring or younger and fun to be around. Thankfully it was the latter, and luckily the day went well. Unfortunately, the day started out not so great.

            As a result of simply searching the internet for the address of my mentor’s firm and not asking over the phone where to meet, I spent an hour driving to Fort Worth to meet at his office when instead I was suppose to meet at the courthouse which takes less than half the time to drive to.

            Anyway, after arriving to the courthouse I immediately began a morning of moving from office to office and courtroom to courtroom. I met handfuls of public defenders and judges and gained a lot of experience and advice. I was able to witness portions of trials and learn about how everything works.

            For lunch my mentor treated me to shrimp at Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen and we alongside his colleague had a great discussion on politics and how to be successful as an attorney.

            The afternoon was spent making calls to jailhouses and delivering paperwork to the front desk.

            I am excited to see how the rest of this week goes. Mr. Warren has provided a day experiences that I will never forget. From seeing real court cases to finding out how much work goes behind each case I have gained much from the first day.