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James Godbold is diligent about having a positive influence on society and potential attorneys. The litigation attorney is
active in the Evansville community, working with Teen Court and the Evansville Bar Association High School Mock Trial. He
is also involved with the federal court’s Mediation Assistance Program and the Indiana Appellate Pro Bono Project. His
professionalism and community service is a blend of competence, experience and dedication.
In 2012, I’d like to
see the Cubs win the World Series (nobody said this had to be realistic).
My long-term career goal is
to make partner with my firm, and maybe eventually become a judge.
The best advice I could give a recent law school graduate is
to be yourself. If you try to carry yourself and practice law in a way that does not fit your personality, you
will end up being miserable. Be yourself in the way you handle clients, in the way you deal with opposing counsel, in
the way you interact with partners or supervisors. You will be happier and more successful in the long run if you do
this.
The three words that best describe me:
I’m never good at talking about myself, so I asked my wife. She said humble, compassionate and easy-going.
If I weren’t an attorney, I’d be
a teacher.
My escape from work is
spending time with my family, reading and Crossfit.
My mentor has taught me
to always remember to be courteous. You will run into situations and people in this profession that will bother
and frustrate you. The only thing you can control in those situations is yourself, so remember to be courteous. If you
develop that reputation early, it will stay with you for a long time and will benefit you in the future.
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Qualified immunity, means that if you wear a badge, you are exempt from law and free to do anything you please! The courts will back badge toting individuals, because they think they are above the law as well. They think, they have judicial immunity, they do not.
Deeply, deeply concerned? I'll bet if it was the judge's money that had been swindled we'd see deep concern with actual consequences. First a Ponzi scheme, then a shell game with the assets…c'mon, hasn't Conour abused the judicial system and his clients long enough? I say enough already.
Wow, just wow.
Forcing a defendant to wear a stun belt, in court or otherwise, is a violation of american principles! It is also unconstitutional!
So, if I save $100.00 cash per week, from my $500.00 per week paycheck, for 50 years, at which time, I will have saved $260,000.00, the government can raid my home and take my money, just by saying it is drug money! Shouldn't the government, have some kind of evidence of drugs, rather, than just saying we are the government and we will take anything you own, anytime we choose? Tyranny is upon us! If you don't know your rights, you don't have any!