WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.540 --> 00:00:02.360 My name is Raymond Lubus 2 00:00:02.360 --> 00:00:03.663 and I am an attorney. 3 00:00:04.500 --> 00:00:07.230 Over the 35 years, it's encompassed 4 00:00:08.120 --> 00:00:11.050 line:15% simple things from, you know, doing someone's will 5 00:00:11.050 --> 00:00:14.350 line:15% or doing probate when someone passes away, 6 00:00:14.350 --> 00:00:16.250 line:15% real estate transaction to 7 00:00:16.250 --> 00:00:17.083 line:15% more 8 00:00:18.420 --> 00:00:20.520 traditional lawyer practices, 9 00:00:20.520 --> 00:00:23.310 line:15% such as criminal defense and family law, 10 00:00:23.310 --> 00:00:25.950 line:15% divorce, personal injury cases, 11 00:00:25.950 --> 00:00:27.933 line:15% breach of contract lawsuits, 12 00:00:28.970 --> 00:00:30.920 line:15% juvenile delinquency matters, 13 00:00:30.920 --> 00:00:33.220 and neglect and abuse petitions, 14 00:00:33.220 --> 00:00:35.890 so it's a very diversified practice. 15 00:00:35.890 --> 00:00:36.960 Well, I think that, you know, 16 00:00:36.960 --> 00:00:38.170 the most important thing is 17 00:00:38.170 --> 00:00:40.520 when you initially meet a client, 18 00:00:40.520 --> 00:00:41.637 you know, no one's asking you, 19 00:00:41.637 --> 00:00:43.560 "Where did you go to school?", 20 00:00:43.560 --> 00:00:45.180 but they are going to judge whether 21 00:00:45.180 --> 00:00:47.330 or not you are the right fit for them 22 00:00:47.330 --> 00:00:50.500 as their attorney based on that interaction, 23 00:00:50.500 --> 00:00:53.230 that initial interaction that you have with them 24 00:00:53.230 --> 00:00:55.700 when you are interviewing them 25 00:00:55.700 --> 00:00:58.060 and having your first consultation. 26 00:00:58.060 --> 00:00:59.630 line:15% That's probably the most important thing 27 00:00:59.630 --> 00:01:01.950 line:15% because if it's not a good relationship, 28 00:01:01.950 --> 00:01:03.890 line:15% either from the attorney looking to the client 29 00:01:03.890 --> 00:01:06.710 line:15% or the client, especially, looking towards the attorney, 30 00:01:06.710 --> 00:01:08.290 line:15% then it's probably not the best one 31 00:01:08.290 --> 00:01:09.960 that's going to go forward. 32 00:01:09.960 --> 00:01:11.440 After that, 33 00:01:11.440 --> 00:01:13.850 and once you are formally retained, 34 00:01:13.850 --> 00:01:16.400 you then begin the discovery process. 35 00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:19.690 Sometimes, that includes hiring private investigators, 36 00:01:19.690 --> 00:01:21.730 sometimes that includes 37 00:01:21.730 --> 00:01:24.120 making them produce documents. 38 00:01:24.120 --> 00:01:26.240 There's a whole laundry list of discovery, 39 00:01:26.240 --> 00:01:28.140 including taking people's depositions 40 00:01:28.140 --> 00:01:30.020 and statements from witnesses, 41 00:01:30.020 --> 00:01:33.940 so you wanna be able to have a complete picture. 42 00:01:33.940 --> 00:01:35.610 Because of the diversity of the types 43 00:01:35.610 --> 00:01:36.730 of matters that I handle, 44 00:01:36.730 --> 00:01:38.850 I am in a courtroom 45 00:01:38.850 --> 00:01:41.650 line:15% probably three out of five times a week. 46 00:01:41.650 --> 00:01:44.120 line:15% If you do family law at all, 47 00:01:44.120 --> 00:01:46.690 line:15% you're in the court having hearings, 48 00:01:46.690 --> 00:01:49.710 line:15% and in fact, I keep that family law aspect 49 00:01:49.710 --> 00:01:53.250 of my practice because it keeps your trial skills sharp. 50 00:01:53.250 --> 00:01:54.380 Just this past 51 00:01:55.520 --> 00:01:58.160 week on Tuesday, I was in a courtroom 52 00:01:58.160 --> 00:02:00.320 for a three-hour hearing where there 53 00:02:00.320 --> 00:02:01.210 were three witnesses, 54 00:02:01.210 --> 00:02:03.560 where you were doing direct examination 55 00:02:03.560 --> 00:02:05.570 and cross examination, 56 00:02:05.570 --> 00:02:07.490 so it's good because when you get 57 00:02:07.490 --> 00:02:09.490 into a real serious case, you know, 58 00:02:09.490 --> 00:02:13.120 I've had serious felony cases where 59 00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:14.830 that person's livelihood of whether 60 00:02:14.830 --> 00:02:16.030 or not they go to jail, 61 00:02:16.030 --> 00:02:18.310 line:15% or whether or not they're found innocent, 62 00:02:18.310 --> 00:02:20.980 line:15% rests on your ability to effectively try a case 63 00:02:20.980 --> 00:02:23.150 line:15% and you need to be prepared, 64 00:02:23.150 --> 00:02:24.780 line:15% you need to be able to go forward, 65 00:02:24.780 --> 00:02:26.280 line:15% and you need to do it with confidence, 66 00:02:26.280 --> 00:02:28.790 and so, getting into the courtroom, 67 00:02:28.790 --> 00:02:30.283 for me, is important.