Bio

My name is Joe Barrios. I am a 38 year old male living in the Washington, D.C. area. I’m a graduate of Cornell University, where I double-majored in philosophy and psychology. I’m also a graduate of George Washington University Law School, and am currently a non-practicing attorney licensed in Maryland, Virginia, and Alabama.

I was very involved in politics while in school, for a time obtaining national acclaim for my work on civil liberties. I held various internships and public interest jobs during that time, including work with runaway kids, HIV organizations, and a Clinton-appointed federal judge.

After leaving school I muddled through a conservative legal profession that was ultimately not to my liking (and vice versa). After practicing law for a few years I transitioned into information technology at the height of the tech boom. I’m now an IT senior software designer and subject matter expert.

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  1. Bob:

    I stumbled across your blog and I am enjoying it. I am an attorney as well, and I kind of share your view on the legal profession. I have managed to find a niche in a small biotech company, but with the economy the way it is, you can guess what life is like in a cash strapped biotech. Sounds like you had some interesting legal experience. But, congratulations on making a transition to another field. I went to W&M and am licensed in VA, DC and MA where I live now. Interested your licensed in AL, spent the first 24 years of my life there.

    Take care

    June 17, 2009, 3:54 pm

  2. Joe:

    Glad to see you come by Bob. :) I rarely write here these days, as I’m focusing on environmental projects. But once in a while I just feel like I have to speak my mind.

    Law isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, and I wish I knew at 22 what I know at 38. But then, youth is wasted on the young. :) It’s been helpful in a lot of ways so I really have no regrets. I’m just fortunate I was able to transition into something else I found interesting.

    RE: Alabama, I lived there a few years after law school, so just picked up my license there. It was a hard exam…much harder than Maryland!

    June 18, 2009, 5:36 pm

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