Redrum

So when I get wrapped up in everything else (working 35 hours a week, 17 hours of class, applying for jobs after graduation, and actually going to my internship) I end up completely forgetting about this poor little blog. Last week, I actually had a little break because my supervisor was on vacation in Vegas (where I'm headed in a couple weeks for Spring Break!), so I haven't had a lot to write about recently.

However, the week before last, I went in to interview the criminal defense attorney at Atkins & Markoff, Mark Bailey, about a case he recently had. This guy, Don Mancil, killed his neighbor and friend of 30 years by stomping him to death. Mark said they were some of the most gruesome autopsy photos he had ever seen. Anyway, what's crazy about this case is that the state wanted this guy in for 10 to life, but the original deal that Mancil received was 35 years of service: 25 in prison and 10 out, and a charge of murder in the second degree. Mark, his attorney, got his sentence reduced to manslaughter and four years in prison. Sooo Mark saved a guy who beat and kicked his friend to death (over an alleged affair with his wife) 31 years of prison time and got rid of his murder charge. If you ask me, that's pretty impressive. There are more details about how that happened... it was really an interesting case. But, you can read all that over at the blog I, along with some other interns who I have yet to meet, do for the law firm.

For this week, I'll be blogging about how to get your criminal record expunged in Oklahoma and some more defective drugs. That's all for now I suppose... I've got to get going to my World of Dante class!

First Blog Post!

Okay, so I haven't done this yet (I kind of forgot), but we've been back in school for almost three weeks now, so I figured it's about time. I've been an intern at the law firm of Atkins & Markoff since last semester, and I am continuing on this semester in order to gain more insight and knowledge, and to get course credit. This law firm has gained a lot of attention through its handling of a lot of Yaz and Yazmin lawsuits, as well as silicone breast implant litigation.

Basically, I'll be doing the stuff I was last semester, hopefully getting a little more involved though... I've gotta start putting some feelers out since I'm gradumatin' in May. So far, I've written a couple blogs, which can be viewed here: http://www.atkinsandmarkoff.com/blog/ They're not all written by me, but all the cool ones are. Last week and this week the focus has been on defective products and product recalls in various areas. Last Wednesday, I sat in on a meeting that my boss, Dan Markoff, had with a potential client. She had gotten her gall bladder removed, and was kind of pissed about it. Yaz allegedly contributes to gall bladder disease, strokes, heart attacks, etc. All kinds of cool things! So he told her he'd see what he could do for her aaaaand I'm gonna start writing a blog about that as well. Should be pretty cool. That's about all for now, I'll probably be dropping by the office tomorrow so maybe something fun will pop up. Woohooo for first blog!