My thank you letter to the Senior Board Judges

1. 1550 Owens Store Road
Canton, GA 30115
Date 4/18/12
Judges, Senior Project
Creekview High School
1550 Owens Store Road
Canton, GA 30115
Dear Judges:
Hello, my name is Mitchell Banister and my senior project is an Internship that I had at
the solicitor’s office. My main goal in life is to become an attorney and work for my uncle at his
law firm in Tallahassee. I worked with solicitors which are Lawyers that work for the state and
prosecute misdemeanors. My uncle works with a lot of different types of law and these are one if
his “enemies”. Though not really enemies they are not friendly whenever they meet in the court
room, some might say I was spying.
My research paper and my product are not one. My research paper was over wrongful
convictions in America. My Product was something that citizens between the ages of 17-21 will
choose to go through if the commit a crime that has to do with Traffic, Marijuana, or Alcohol.
My first product was going to be a case that I had worked on while I was with the Solicitors but
they could not let me do that for legal reasons. I also couldn’t get pictures of the inside of the
office and court room, the pictures of the inside of the office I had to beg for. I also didn’t get
work release which severely limited my time with the solicitors.
My research paper did however relate to a career I hope to have. One of the legal
operations that my uncle runs is defense. He is kind of a hippie and in this department only wants
to help people, he does this by offering low prices and only defends people he truly believes are
innocent. I wanted to get an internship from a defense firm but being with the solicitors helped
me a ton too. After doing this project I defiantly want to go on to become a lawyer and spend the
next 7 years of my life working towards this.
I’m glad that I had to do this project, it did put some unnecessary stress on an already
stressful year but I think it was a taste of the real world. That being said I am very glad that I no
long have to worry about this after presenting it to all of you. Thank you for your time and
patience and for listening to my yearlong labor.
Sincerely,
Mitchell Banister