Your TTT(T) Heroes
JDhack (Jul 29 - 1:21 pm)
Even the TTT(T)s produce some one hit wonders. Who are your current TTT(T) heroes? And I mean real TTT(T)s, not law schools ranked in top 50. Living people only, please
My current role model is Charlie Crist, Cumberland law JD and current governor of Florida. By all accounts he's a self-made guy, whatever you think of him personally.
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Even the TTT(T)s produce some one hit wonders. Who are your current TTT(T) heroes? And I mean real TTT(T)s, not law schools ranked in top 50. Living people only, please
My current role model is Charlie Crist, Cumberland law JD and current governor of Florida. By all accounts he's a self-made guy, whatever you think of him personally.
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therewillbeblood (Jul 29 - 1:29 pm)
That's easy, Warren Burger, William Mitchell law JD (well, it was St. Paul College of Law back then), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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That's easy, Warren Burger, William Mitchell law JD (well, it was St. Paul College of Law back then), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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brooklynhollaback (Jul 29 - 2:58 pm)
Technically, Billy M Law School is now Top 100 and no longer TTT or TTT(T).
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/rankings/title+william%20mitchell
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Technically, Billy M Law School is now Top 100 and no longer TTT or TTT(T).
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/rankings/title+william%20mitchell
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mississippilawyer (Jul 29 - 9:49 pm)
You are certainly correct about cumberland being a festering toilet law school ... and a massively overpriced one too.
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You are certainly correct about cumberland being a festering toilet law school ... and a massively overpriced one too.
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causanortis (Jul 29 - 1:37 pm)
Gerard Butler, "This is not TTT Law! This is SPARTA!!"
From his wiki-page, apparently this guy was a colossal law failure:
"Butler studied law at the University of Glasgow, and became the president of the Law Society, a position Butler later said he "kind of blagged my way into".[5] Before his final year of law school, Butler took a year off to live in California. He mostly lived in Venice Beach, working at different jobs, travelling often, and, according to him, drinking heavily, at one point being arrested for alcohol-related disorderly conduct.[5] Butler later described this year as, "I was out of control, and justifying it with this idea that I'm young, this is life. This is me just being boisterous". After his time off in America, he returned to Scotland to finish his final year at university. After graduating, Butler got a job as a trainee lawyer, but was fired soon thereafter, which Butler later said made him "quite infamous in Scottish legal circles", due to the rarity of trainee lawyers being fired.[5] A week before being fired, in 1995, Butler had been inspired to try acting, after seeing a stage production of Trainspotting at the Edinburgh Festival; his firing gave him the impetus to plunge fully into the acting world."
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Gerard Butler, "This is not TTT Law! This is SPARTA!!"
From his wiki-page, apparently this guy was a colossal law failure:
"Butler studied law at the University of Glasgow, and became the president of the Law Society, a position Butler later said he "kind of blagged my way into".[5] Before his final year of law school, Butler took a year off to live in California. He mostly lived in Venice Beach, working at different jobs, travelling often, and, according to him, drinking heavily, at one point being arrested for alcohol-related disorderly conduct.[5] Butler later described this year as, "I was out of control, and justifying it with this idea that I'm young, this is life. This is me just being boisterous". After his time off in America, he returned to Scotland to finish his final year at university. After graduating, Butler got a job as a trainee lawyer, but was fired soon thereafter, which Butler later said made him "quite infamous in Scottish legal circles", due to the rarity of trainee lawyers being fired.[5] A week before being fired, in 1995, Butler had been inspired to try acting, after seeing a stage production of Trainspotting at the Edinburgh Festival; his firing gave him the impetus to plunge fully into the acting world."
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lolcat (Jul 29 - 2:31 pm)
Chris Christie: Former US Attorney for NJ, current NJ governor, and likely 2012 presidential nominee.
And, first governor in NJ history to do anything about property taxes.
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Chris Christie: Former US Attorney for NJ, current NJ governor, and likely 2012 presidential nominee.
And, first governor in NJ history to do anything about property taxes.
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hungryjoe28 (Jul 29 - 6:08 pm)
You really think Christie is going to run for president in 2012? The 2% property tax cap has so many exceptions it is essentially worthless. Property taxes went up in NJ under Christie. When NJ's ridiculously burdensome property taxes start getting rolled back, then I will be impressed. Franky, in the unlikely event the GOP nominates Christie in 2012, he'll lose his home state.
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You really think Christie is going to run for president in 2012? The 2% property tax cap has so many exceptions it is essentially worthless. Property taxes went up in NJ under Christie. When NJ's ridiculously burdensome property taxes start getting rolled back, then I will be impressed. Franky, in the unlikely event the GOP nominates Christie in 2012, he'll lose his home state.
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therewillbeblood (Jul 29 - 9:55 pm)
I kind of like Christie, but he's overweight and, as shallow as it is, and how poorly it reflects on humanity, that will prevent him from winning.
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I kind of like Christie, but he's overweight and, as shallow as it is, and how poorly it reflects on humanity, that will prevent him from winning.
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brooklynhollaback (Jul 29 - 2:56 pm)
Bob Dole, former Senate Majority Leader and presidential candidate who ran against Clinton in '96. Went to Washburn Law, a TTTT nobody has heard of.
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Bob Dole, former Senate Majority Leader and presidential candidate who ran against Clinton in '96. Went to Washburn Law, a TTTT nobody has heard of.
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log5 (Jul 29 - 5:33 pm)
While I agree it is unknown, Washburn is a low-cost third tier with a reasonable regional reputation in flyover land. I think it is about middle of the pack when compared with all law schools.
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While I agree it is unknown, Washburn is a low-cost third tier with a reasonable regional reputation in flyover land. I think it is about middle of the pack when compared with all law schools.
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hoteldaybreak (Jul 29 - 6:20 pm)
Yeah but who wants to live in Kansas? Does it even have a major city? You're basically stuck in Kansas for any foreseeable future.
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Yeah but who wants to live in Kansas? Does it even have a major city? You're basically stuck in Kansas for any foreseeable future.
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coderemeritus (Jul 29 - 6:38 pm)
Ummm.... how about... Kansas City??
Trivia tidbit: Kansas City kinda occupies two different states, Missouri and Kansas. Kansas City, Kansas is situated across the river from Kansas City, Missouri. Some consider Kansas City, Kansas to be a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. Regardless, the Kansas City (Missouri) metropolitan area includes portions of the state of Kansas.
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Ummm.... how about... Kansas City??
Trivia tidbit: Kansas City kinda occupies two different states, Missouri and Kansas. Kansas City, Kansas is situated across the river from Kansas City, Missouri. Some consider Kansas City, Kansas to be a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. Regardless, the Kansas City (Missouri) metropolitan area includes portions of the state of Kansas.
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hoteldaybreak (Jul 29 - 8:05 pm)
No. The real Kansas City is not in Kansas. That's like saying New York City is in New Jersey, Washington DC is in Virginia, San Diego is in Mexico.
Also, LOL at Kansas City being a major city.
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No. The real Kansas City is not in Kansas. That's like saying New York City is in New Jersey, Washington DC is in Virginia, San Diego is in Mexico.
Also, LOL at Kansas City being a major city.
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coderemeritus (Jul 29 - 10:04 pm)
The "real" Kansas City might be the one in Missouri, but I'm just saying the Kansas City right across the river is a relatively metropolitan area. It's not like you cross the river and it's farmland. (it seemed that you were suggesting that Kansas was an entire state of farmland.) Jersey City might not be as built up as NYC, but NJ areas right across the Hudson river from Manhattan are pretty much city areas. At the very least they are comparable to Brooklyn and Queens. NoVa is also pretty built up. Mexico, well, that's different.
As for Kansas City being a major city, what would it need to qualify as one? There's the Kansas City Fed, and Federal Reserve Banks tend to be in major cities. And Kansas City has both an NFL team and a pro baseball team. How many cities in America are "above" KC? The world isn't just NYC/DC/LA.
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Post a message in this threadThe "real" Kansas City might be the one in Missouri, but I'm just saying the Kansas City right across the river is a relatively metropolitan area. It's not like you cross the river and it's farmland. (it seemed that you were suggesting that Kansas was an entire state of farmland.) Jersey City might not be as built up as NYC, but NJ areas right across the Hudson river from Manhattan are pretty much city areas. At the very least they are comparable to Brooklyn and Queens. NoVa is also pretty built up. Mexico, well, that's different.
As for Kansas City being a major city, what would it need to qualify as one? There's the Kansas City Fed, and Federal Reserve Banks tend to be in major cities. And Kansas City has both an NFL team and a pro baseball team. How many cities in America are "above" KC? The world isn't just NYC/DC/LA.
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