Barred and Bearded
@RileeDHarrison
Husband. Dad. Oklahoman. Foodie. Amateur Golfer. Personal Injury Attorney. OKC Thunder.
I get “why did you become a lawyer” a lot. Honestly, I had a full ride scholarship for undergrad so I decided I’d become the first doctor or lawyer in my family. I was young and naive but to me I had two routes, Took Pre-med & Pre-law courses, liked Pre-law better. Now I’m here.
Got coldplayed today. Went to lunch with a partner from another firm to discuss lateraling. Ran into the partner I work for at my current firm. Wrong place, wrong time, wrong person…
I turn 34 years old today so here are 34 things I have learned so far in my life: Jk. Have a great day and be kind to each other y’all.
Being a lawyer is a lot like taking a peaceful stroll through the park except the park is on fire with glass on the ground, you are barefoot, there is another lawyer trying to stop you and you have a deadline for how quickly to complete your stroll or you get fired.
We’re local counsel with one of the BIGlaw firms and our rates simply are not high enough for this weekend fire drill. How are you assigning me new work on a Saturday and Sunday? I make “catch up on Saturday” money, not “call me on Saturday” money.
Hyper-successful lawyers think differently. I met a divorce lawyer in MA making $20M/yr. I asked how much he spends on marketing? billboards? Ads? He looked confused: “Marketing? I make my own business. Who do you think was running the Jumbotron cam at the Coldplay concert?”…
Jalen Williams says he’s retiring his parents after signing a $287 million extension. Both of his parents served in the Air Force. W🔥 (Via @TMZ_Sports )
The Thunder at the ESPYs tonight 📸: Amy Sussman/Getty Images
Thunder are 4-0 in Vegas Summer League. In case you were wondering… No NBA team has won an NBA title and a Summer League title back to back.
1) If you don’t think you need an in-house lawyer, you probably need a part time GC; 2) If you think you need a part time GC, you probably need a full time GC; 3) If you think you need a full-time GC, you probably need a small legal department.
Judge - Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted Me, a Plaintiff’s lawyer - your honor may I approach. Judge - you may approach Me - *whispers* why do you hate me?
Sometimes the practicing of law is the easy part and making sure you are not double booked on your calendar for meetings is the hard part.
Shoutout to Love Island because my wife just said “if you want to go watch SuperMan do it this evening because I’m going to be fully into the Love Island Finale tonight”. So anywho, I’ll be watching SuperMan tonight and I’m pretty excited about it.
Do you think being a lawyer is a job that will make you age faster due to the stress? Me at 33 years old -
Thank you God !!! Look what I’m doing with the gift you gave me 🙇🏾
The Thunder have the resources to be sustainable for the foreseeable future: - 14 firsts in the next 7 years, including a potential of 4 in 2026 - Revenue stream: New arena in 2028, national TV contract and possible expansion - Contracts staggered in the future (SGA doesn’t…