Report on personalized training session at Georgia law firm
by Victoria Ring, 713Training.Com
On April 10, 2008 I left Columbus, Ohio to fly to St. Louis, Missouri and on to my final destination in Atlanta, Georgia; arriving there at 2:30 pm. My dear friend, and adopted son, Michael Misenheimer picked me up from the airport and whisked me off to my favorite restaurant in Atlanta – Einstein’s, located at 1077 Juniper St NE. They have Caesar salads that are to “die for” as well as fish dinners and desserts that are out of this world. We had white chocolate banana cream pie and strawberry cheesecake for dessert. I highly recommend them both, especially if you want to put on a few pounds.
Next, Michael took me to his new office located on the 34th floor of 133 Peachtree Street. They recently moved there from the Flatiron building to this new prestigious location and I was able to get some excellent pictures of the Atlanta skyline. From Michael’s office I was also able to see some of the damage caused by the tornado that occurred on March 15 where two people were killed and the downtown area was covered in debris.
Michael Misenheimer is a wonderful guy. In his short 27 years of life he has obtained his Bachelor’s degree and will be sitting for the LSAT exam this fall. If he passes, he will be entering law school in 2009 and become an attorney in 2010. Although I think of Michael as my son (since I never had any children), he has been a true and dedicated friend throughout the recent problems I experienced in the hospital – including the problems caused by Angie Boyd and Gloria Joyce who tried desperately to have me removed from life support during my 3-week coma. I cannot thank Michael enough for his love and respect and I am very proud of him and his accomplishments.
Training the Law Firm Employees
Now, let’s move on to the main reason for my trip to Atlanta in the first place. Attorney Bob Phillips has over 20 years of corporate and small business experience in management consultation, corporate director and officer positions. I consider myself very fortunate to have met Bob Phillips, his staff and his family during my trip. Mr. Phillips is a kind and compassionate attorney who cares about his clients and prices his services at a fair rate so that people can afford good representation.
Mr. Phillips’ law firm had been steadily increasing in their representation of debtor bankruptcy clients, so he hired me to fly to Atlanta and train his two employees. He has put a terrific plan in place. One employee will do the client intake and forward the information to another employee. The second employee will work from home (virtually) and prepare the Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy petitions for filing.
Prior to me flying to Atlanta, Mr. Phillips was doing most of this work. But now, through the result of my two days of intense training, his employees will be able to take the bulk of the workload off Mr. Phillips and the law firm will grow and prosper much faster. One thing that made the training a learning experience for me was that Bob sat with us during the entire training. He taught me a lot about the differences between the Ohio and Georgia law and his employees benefited from the insider information also.
Also, Mr. Phillips and his staff treated me to an excellent lunch at The Foster House in Cumming, Georgia where I enjoyed good ole’ southern fried chicken, green beans and mashed potatoes. The Foster House is very unique. It is an original farmhouse built in 1887 with beautiful Victorian décor. Then, Mr. Phillips and his wife took me to Cracker Barrel in Buford, Georgia and we had the fish fry special on Friday night. Needless to say, I was so stuffed with good home cooking that I could not eat a bite on Saturday. I can say one thing for sure about the South – those people sure know how to cook and eat and I enjoyed everything down to the last bite.
Meeting with Jeannie Johnston
Owner of Paralegal Gateway: http://www.paralegalgateway.com
On Saturday evening, April 13, 2008, Michael and I drove to Chili’s Restaurant to meet with Jeannie Johnston and her husband. If you do not already know, Jeannie is the Vice President of the NAVBA and owner of Paralegal Gateway. Jeannie has many years of legal experience and is a very “smart cookie.” I encourage you to visit her website and gain additional knowledge about the legal world.
Jeannie’s latest project is a co-venture with Chere Estrin of Estrin Legal Ed. They are working on publishing a new magazine titled: KNOW which will be available in June of this year. For more information about this professional magazine visit Jeannie’s blog: CLICK HERE
Preparations for My Return to Columbus, Ohio
I spent Sunday, April 13 with Michael where we shopped around at the cool stores in Lilburn, Georgia. However, I had to be in bed by 10:00 pm since my plane left Atlanta early the next morning. I flew back the way I came: Atlanta to St. Louis, St Louis to Columbus; and arrived safely on the ground at 11:35 Monday, April 14. Awaiting me were 487 emails and 32 voice mails, but I worked Tuesday and Wednesday to catch everything up.
I am expecting Harriet West-Moore to arrive on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 for 1-on-1 Training here at the 713Training.Com office in Columbus, Ohio. But I will be traveling to Akron, Ohio Thursday and Friday of next week for two-day training with Yvonne Long. I recently secured the domain name: 713seminars.com so I can post my schedule and upcoming seminars so you can keep updated on my itinerary. I have not developed the website yet, but I will let you know the moment it is available for viewing.
Summary
I would like to thank Attorney Bob Phillips, his wife and law firm staff for making me feel so welcome during my visit. I also want to acknowledge the law firm Michael works for: Sicay-Perrow, Knighten and Bohan in Atlanta, Georgia who has been instrumental is allowing Michael time and providing support to me during my recent hospitalization. Finally, I want to thank Jeannie Johnston of Paralegal Gateway and her husband for meeting me in Lilburn, Georgia. Jeannie and her husband love Jesus Christ and we had an excellent discussion to glorify the Lord with love and admiration.
Talk to you later. I will keep you all in my prayers. Together, we can build a career that will keep us free and in control of our future in the virtual bankruptcy assistant world.
