14 Apr '13 13:21>
Originally posted by Suzianne"How long would it take to try 494 cases?"
Yes, you misread it. She was junior partner in a law firm that has been "a law firm in Boston" for 22 years.
"Blake Thornton and Kelly, of which she was the junior partner was a law firm
in Boston for 22 years and had a fierce reputation. Kelly herself, despite only
being a partner for the last 5 years had taken 494 cases and had only lost 8."
She' ...[text shortened]... (as well as after "5 years" ). Might make it more readable.
** Bah! Scooped!
For the sake of an argument let's say you drank 2 beers each day from each case then it'd take 247 days, or about 8 months.