MD- Gl. Put in the time, and you'll be fine. I really liked Themis and highly recommend it to everyone. Hit that 75% completion benchmark and you're pass rate is like 90%+ in almost every state besides CA, if I remember right. If it all works out, I think you'll be happy you did it instead of wasting time on random 2nd semester 3L classes imo.
December Update-
Its been insane here for the last three weeks. Pretty much been working 12 hour days every day + weekends trying to stay on top of it, but its definitely a good problem to have
Did an unemployment hearing, more orphans court work, some family law, and some medicare compliance work. Also, signed a new business client who's building a 5 million dollar hotel/bar/restaurant, so we'll be with them from formation onwards. Got a few PI clients as well.
Here's an interesting PI case:
Our CL goes to a bar around Halloween. Flirts with the bartender, who is a 21 yr old pretty white girl. Our CL is a young black guy. Bartender is the owner's daugther fwiw.
Has a few drinks, gets ready to leave, and the bartender says, "no, don't leave, stay and hang out with me, blah blah" and gives our CL a few free drinks. Stays another hour or two.
Around 11:45, he decides its time to go home. Bartender and him are making jokes as he's packing up. Bartender says something like, "what would it take to get you to stay?" and he says, "Idk, maybe a kiss?"
She replies, "Sorry, I don't kiss black guys", but the laughter and flirtatiousness is gone.
CL replies, "Oh yeah? Well your mom does" (Still laughing, probably bc he's slightly inebriated) (Also, smallish town, our CL knows who bartenders mom is, who is bar owners wife, and they are currently divorcing)
Cook at restaurant, who's walking behind bar, hears this and says, "I'm not having a black man talk to a white lady like that" and grabs our CL, physically drags him out of the bar, and starts beating on him as he gets to the bar exit.
Our CL defends himself, and they start fighting outside. Runs away before police arrive, but has some bruising. No medical treatment needed. He is currently banned from the bar and everyone around town has heard what happened by now (according to CL, the last part that is)
So yeah, interesting case. Just walked in a few days ago as a referral from a previous CL for a different type of matter. Injuries not off the charts physically, but the pain and suffering from the embarrassment is staggering.
WUG thread? Anyone handled anything like this before?
Edit: Happy Holidays everyone!!!