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Posted Nov 1, 2009, 09:00 pm CST
By Barbara Rose

While not a commercial success, his invention led to a stint directing a fatigue-measurement project to improve alertness for Canadian locomotive engineers.

“The way I approach my life and career is not with a master plan,” says the 57-year-old computer software consultant/attorney. “Things grab me and I become very passionate about them.

“I’ve always loved the law,” he adds.

Mitchell, who is from West Newton, Mass., demonstrated that ardor this summer when he became the first graduate of an online-only school to be admitted to the Mas­sachu­setts bar. Like most states (except California), Mas­s­­­achusetts requires graduation from an ABA-accredited school, and online JD programs don’t qualify under current ABA standards.

Mitchell knew this when he enrolled in 2000 in Kaplan University’s… Continue reading...



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