Chapter 11
Lawyer Barbara? A Mage!
Chapter 11 Lawyer Barbara? A Mage!
According to most people's logic, the most important and necessary thing to do after a product is created is to seek sales channels. However, this logic generally only appears in industries without copyright or patent infringement.
Once patents or copyrights are involved, the first thing to do is to register them.
Especially those products that are easy to imitate and copy.
Therefore, the most important thing Ethan should do after "Snake" is made is to seek legal protection.
There was nothing he could do; the reasons Mirova had given for firing him were still fresh in his mind.
Ethan's initial idea was that Thomas should be asked to hire a lawyer.
As a landowner and a member of the California Farm Federation and the American Farm Federation, Ethan believed that Thomas could help him find a suitable lawyer.
But when Evelyn revealed that she had sought help from professors at Stanford Law School during the production of Snake, Ethan promptly put Thomas out of his mind.
So, early the next morning, Ethan drove his Chevrolet and Evelyn to Stanford.
…………
Founded by Leland Stanford and his wife, Stanford University is one of the largest campuses in America, located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the northwest of the Santa Clara Valley.
Although it seems far, it's less than fifteen miles from Los Gatos.
Less than half an hour after driving along Highway 85, Ethan spotted a distinctive building with yellow brick walls and red tiled roofs.
This is the most numerous and prominent building on Stanford University, built in the classic Spanish colonial style.
Driving further along the wide road, you'll see rows of palm trees, flowerbeds adorned with lilies, and gardens made of roses.
As an open university covering 8180 acres, Stanford University obviously has no walls; after all, not every capitalist wears a red tie.
With free movement, Ethan quickly arrived at a teaching building. At the entrance of the building, there was a stone tablet with a Stanford tree carved on it and two lines of text below. The first line read "Stanford" and the second line read "Law School".
"Is this the place?" Ethan recognized the name of Stanford Law School.
"Hmm." Evelyn nodded.
After parking the car and going upstairs, Ethan followed his sister to a general office on the second floor.
After a brief knock, about five or six seconds later, the tightly closed door was pulled open from the inside, and a figure appeared in front of them.
This is a middle-aged woman with brown curly hair, wearing a black knit sweater with a few flowers on it.
Upon seeing Evelyn, she immediately burst into laughter.
He opened his arms and gave Evelyn a big hug. "Oh~ Evelyn~ you're here~"
"Yes, Ms. Barbara, I'm here."
Evelyn was equally enthusiastic and expressed her apology, "I'm sorry to have taken up your free time."
"No, no, no, it is our duty to use the law to help everyone in need."
The teacher, Barbara, shook her head repeatedly, denying that she had been disturbed. She added, "Besides, aren't you always taking up my free time? If I remember correctly, you came three or four times a week?"
"Wow~ That has nothing to do with me, right? It was Teacher Vinton who asked me to consult you about my problems!"
When this was brought up, Evelyn had something to say: "I believe that if it weren't for the fact that using a telephone and a hearing aid together can easily cause electromagnetic interference and abnormal acoustic feedback, your office phone might be ringing every day."
This description made Ms. Barbara chuckle and shake her head, saying, "Evelyn, are you saying Vinton is long-winded?"
"No, right?" Evelyn blinked and tilted her head, saying, "Professor Barbara, you can't go off on tangents! I'm just stating a possible fact."
"Hahaha~ I know, I know, look how nervous you are."
Ms. Barbara did not continue on this topic, but instead turned her attention to Ethan.
"Is this your brother? Ethan... Jones?"
"Yes, this is the Ethan I told you about." Evelyn introduced Barbara to Ethan, "Ethan, this is my teacher Barbara Babcock, whom I told you about."
"Hello, Ms. Babcock."
Seeing that the topic had shifted to him, Ethan took the initiative to greet him.
Barbara warmly extended her hand. "Ethan, may I call you that?"
"Of course." Ethan nodded and shook hands warmly.
"Okay, Ethan, you don't need to be so formal with me." After shaking hands, Barbara patted Ethan on the shoulder. "Young man, just call me Barbara like Evelyn does. 'Mrs. Babcock' sounds too strange; it's like getting a phone call trying to sell you junk stocks."
"Oh, Ms. Barbara, you're very humorous," Ethan said with a gentlemanly smile.
"Okay, don't stand at the door, come in and sit down." After a brief introduction, Ms. Barbara stepped aside and invited them in, pointing to the tea station. "Don't be shy, there's coffee and tea over there. Make whatever you'd like."
…………
In fact, Ethan Jones did not know Ms. Barbara, or rather, in his memories of his previous life, there was no one named Barbara Babcock among the prominent figures active in America.
But after Evelyn introduced Barbara's resume to him, Ethan decisively chose her.
This woman, Barbara Babcock, was born in 1938. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1960, then went on to study law at Yale Law School, graduating with the Coif Medal.
After that, she became a clerk for Judge Henry Edgerton of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and then worked for Edward Williams, a well-known criminal defense attorney in America. On the recommendation of these two bigwigs, she became the first director of the District of Columbia Public Defenders Service in 1968.
And starting in 1972, he accepted an invitation from Stanford to teach there.
This fact made her the first female law professor in Stanford's history.
Of course, her most impressive achievement is not her professional experience, but that she has been teaching women's law courses at Georgetown University and Yale University since 1970, and has compiled and summarized the history of women's law in America over the past five years.
In Evelyn's words, that is—
"Ethan, Professor Barbara is truly an amazing person! She's publishing a case study on gender-based discrimination and law this year. Many professors have read it and praised her work, calling her a role model for all lawyers. If all goes well, this case study will make her a household name throughout America!"
When Ethan heard this, he immediately understood that Ms. Barbara was the perfect lawyer for him!
After all, respecting the law can only make you a qualified lawyer!
But by taking a different path through the legal system, you can gain control over magic!
Note: ① The Coif Medal: An honorary medal for law school graduates in the United States, awarded only to the top 10% of graduates each year. ② The case collection on gender discrimination mentioned in the text is the second such collection in U.S. history. Barbara Smith became famous throughout the American legal community for this collection, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who previously clashed with Maga Wang, repeatedly praised Barbara Smith in public.
(End of this chapter)