This past week was a tough one.

Sure, turning 58 was part of it but that just means I made it another year, and I'm assuming 60 is the new 40, so that's all good.

You see, I spent my birthday battling it out in a felony jury trial in Travis County. I was defending a client (I'll call him John) I'd worked with since I joined the firm, someone I've known for more than three years now. And while the result was better than if he'd accepted the state's plea offer, my client is still headed to prison. ...