Songbird , I have a connection to Charleston & Beaufort, SC and to
Charlotte, NC.  My bro-in-law ran tire stores in Charleston until he had a
stroke and sold out, still lives near Ravenel.  My daughter lives in
Beaufort; we lived out from Beaufort for a year or so and had a vacation
place on the water there for a few years.  My grandson lives in Charlotte,
so all of those places touch my heart!
Gwen

Songbird, I have a very dear friend (for about 30 plus years), who lives in
Summerville.   She keeps asking me to come down and visit.   One of these
days I might take her up on it.

Not really connected to the Carolinas in any major way, but I live in
a state that is connected to North Carolina. Living in Virginia, as I
do, I have spent a lot of time vacationing in and driving through the
Carolinas, over the years. Also, one of my very dear cousins lives in
Charleston, where she is on the faculty of the Med School.

Will

Adelle, it is very nice to meet you, so to speak! One of my favorite
cities is Baltimore... I won' t go into a lot of the detail now, but I
have a lot of family there. When I was a kid I spent many happy days
at my Uncle's place in Homeland, which is near Towson... There are
some little ponds down near the bottom of Broxton Rd., where my
brother and I used to sail our toy boats back in the 50's and early
60's. I  have very many fond memories of Baltimore.

I am familiar with Cambridge, also. For a time in my Navy days, I
lived in Road Island and got over to MA very often... I love New
England, and I found that my last name really works in South Boston!
Ha!

I do know very well what you mean about how hard it is to get a solo
practice going. It is hit, or miss, it seems. I went to law school at
William and Mary in the 70's after I got back from the Vietnam War,
and  was fortunate to have some good opportunities afterward... Now, I
have my own small firm here in Virginia Beach, and we are engaged in
what I would have to call a general practice. Mostly, I represent a
lot of criminal and traffic clients, handle domestic cases, some
personal injury matters, a few real estate closings, and do general
civil litigation. Additionally, I have a few small business clients
and do a little bit in the area of trusts, wills, and estates

Looking back on things, maybe I would have been better off going to
med school... Then maybe even truck driving school or barber college
would have been better ;-)... just joking, but a career in law is a
very hard way to go. I would not want to do it again, so I don't blame
you for not wanting to go back.

Over the years, I have had a number of cases involving victims of
alzheimers.

Will