#35: Jodi Ettenberg's Never-Ending Vacation from Law Practice

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#35: Jodi Ettenberg's Never-Ending Vacation from Law Practice

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Sep 22, 2015

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Jodi Ettenberg left for a vacation, and never came back. On today's podcast, she talks about how to do the same (even if you've got a shorter timeline). But first, did Ohio just issue the dumbest ethics opinion ever?

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Sep 22, 2015

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