10 Things Learned After Over 25 Years of Practicing Law Greg Curry 2014 TADC Winter Seminar

Learn From Defeat 2 “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill

Protect the Civil Jury System 3 “I’m no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system—that is no ideal to me, it is a living, working reality. Gentlemen, a court is no better than each man of you sitting before me on this jury. A court is only as sound as its jury, and a jury is only as sound as the men who make it up.” Atticus Finch To Kill A Mockingbird

Get Involved 4 “We must always be mindful that the practice of law is a profession. As members of a learned art, we pursue a common calling in the spirit of public service. We have a proud tradition. Throughout the history of our nation, the members of our citizenry have looked to the rank of our profession for leadership and guidance.” Texas Lawyer’s Creed

Learn to Trust Others 5 “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” Ernest Hemingway

Treat Others With Respect 6 “If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.” Louis D. Brandeis

All I Ever Needed to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten… 7 Share everything. Play fair. Don’t hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody. When you go out in the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.