Today, I went to court to represent my very first client. He was toddler suffering from a number of illnesses that should have made him eligible for social security, but the agency rejected him. As such, I had to represent him at the level just before it went to the federal district court.
Truth be told, the case was less than ideal. While I know the family, and I know they deserve SSI, I felt it would be a 35/65 case in terms of proving it to the agency (35% likely to win). Nevertheless, I went in, argued my case, and won. This low income family with a disabled child earn social security income for the next year or two (as well as back-pay for the last two years).
It is so weird to realize that my education actually helped people in need--the very reason that I decided to attend law school. The family was so happy, that they were crying, they hugged me, and they wanted pictures with me.
As of today, I am officially 1-0 in court. It is a great feeling; more so because I put a lot of temporal and emotional investment in this family, and the system worked for them.
I do not know what else to say, but that this makes me very happy