09-22-2024, 03:31 PM
I don't know if I ever shared this before but I am also a recovering lawyer. I worked in legal services for 10 years until I just had to get out due to burnout. I was also a public defender for a brief time. I ended up getting a job with Social Security (then the Office of Hearings and Appeals), where I stayed for 28 and a half years as a staff attorney and a senior attorney. It was not very exciting but I was able to get a very good retirement from it. And I did not have to deal with clients, unless you consider the ALJs my clients. I had been wanting to get out of the legal profession for a long time. My way out was retirement. I can certainly empathize. William.