Travels through Real Estate Law by Tom Brodersen, Esq.
Practicing a profession isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but some of us love it.
You start out going to a truly great school, where you learn from instructors who have done just about everything they’re teaching you, again and again. After you graduate, you review everything you’ve studied in great detail, to prepare you for your licensing exams (the BAR exams, in the case of lawyers).
If you get past that and get licensed, you start taking cases. Many of them are very interesting, and the more cases you work, the deeper your knowledge becomes. After a while, you know you’ve been around that track before, and while the law may change over time, you basically have developed a good command of all of the basics, and so much more. Then, as the years go by, you start getting the confidence and poise that only experience provides. It’s good to feel like you know a little more every day, so, in a very real sense, you’re always at the top of your game. The more people you are able to help, the better you get at it, and the better it feels.
What happens to all those years practicing? If you love to help people, they fly past. You’re not generally given to look at the calendar, but, one day you do, and it tells you you’ve been at it for 40 years. Forty years! That’s a long time to be driving a desk…
My lovely wife Pat Anderson and I are both at that 40-year landmark now, and the time has come to move on. It’s not easy, because we have made so many friends here on the beach, as well as Corey Avenue.
The wonderful news is, we have found an intelligent, hard working young lawyer who has decided to take over our office. She is board-certified in real estate law, and has an advanced degree in property development, which is an impressive educational background. Her name is Danielle Vaughn, and by the time you read this column, she will be at 350 Corey Avenue, answering what has been our phone number, with our staff now being her staff.
If you choose to work with Danielle, we’re sure you’ll discover what we have – that Danielle is smart, hard working, and very nice. It’s nice to know that our clients need not miss us too much.
So now it’s time to thank all of our clients and friends for the opportunity to work with them over the years. We wish you good luck in everything you undertake, good health and eternal happiness.