This states, simply, that before 1999 SCR 770 required a proceeding if one voluntarily wished to transfer to inactive status. Admittedly I'm multitasking right now, but I don't follow what this has to do with anything. It says: if a lawyer says "I don't want to be a lawyer any longer", there is a proceeding for that. MO's status is "inactive" not "voluntarily inactive" (which there is no such thing). Again, the public record of a suspension can be negotiated. This I know for sure.
We're all entitled to our own opinion, which is based largely on our own experience. Mine is that these people smell to high heaven so about anything they do contributes to the stink factor. As I said before, nobody just throws away a Havard law degree after 3-4 years and goes to inactive status unless a) it was taken away or; b) something more lucrative came along.
When did she start the hospital gig? Maybe that working
the hospital was much less taxing than actually working
as a lawyer. Then after a while at the hospital, low and
behold....big fat raise. Just wondering here.
(b)
Ceasing to practice law after a few years doesn’t constitute “throwing away” the degree. Having a Harvard law degree on your resume is incredibly valuable, regardless of whether the holder is practicing law or pursuing some other type of employment.
I have a law degree from a second tier law school, and have never practiced law or even taken the bar. The law degree has been key to getting other jobs, including as a banker, which is what I’ve done for the past 14 years. No way was I going to land the banking job based on my undergrad history degree (and I am thankful every day that it was never necessary for me to practice law to earn a living). My boss graduated from a top tier law school, practiced law for one year, hated it, and switched to banking. He hardly “threw away” his law degree, but rather used it to land his first banking job, and as a credential to drive his many promotions and new jobs with other major international banks. Practicing law generally sucks, and lots of people with law degrees avoid it if they possibly can.