Pilot Blog Post

Not sure what brought me to begin a blog.  I am sure there are plenty of other people out there with far more interesting lives and things to say, but what the heck, if Paris Hilton can blog, there is no reason why I can't.

A little about myself, I am originally from Savannah, Georgia, but currently live in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of Atlanta.  I have lived in Atlanta for over 15 years and feel it is home.  The only thing missing from the city is being near the ocean.  I moved here back in 1993 to begin work at CNN as a video journalist.  I moved up the ranks to video editor and kept that position for 6 years before deciding to try a different path and get a law degree.  I enrolled in the part-time program at Georgia State and continued to work at CNN while taking 4 years to earn my degree.  

I joined the law firm of Powell Goldstein LLP in 2002 in the intellectual property litigation group.  I later left that firm for Alston & Bird LLP where I switched to trademark prosecution and hanging my litigator hat up for good.  I was then recruited by Greenberg Traurig LLP to practice trademark prosecution for their entertainment law group.  This ended my career in BigLaw for the time being.  It was not a good fit whatsoever and I found myself completely unmotivated for the first time.  Needless to say, my hours suffered, and I was laid off in the spring of 2008.  It was the best thing to happen to me, as I am now free to figure out exactly what I would like to do for the first time in awhile.

Some of my passions include literature, writing, music, and movies.  I'm trying now to find a way to involve at least some of those interests in my next career choice.  This is a first step in looking at my life in a new way.