<p>PADad - true, he could have networked with alumni, done pro bono work, taken the GA bar, maintained his NY license in good standing - but (a) he did not indicate that, and (b) any unemployed lawyer reading these boards would benefit from having a “to do” list.</p>
<p>Further in the defence of the writer, it is entirely possible that smaller firms found him to be overqualified, and it was difficult for him to leverage his NY connections while living in Georgia.</p>