I’ve been putting this thing off for 3 weeks. Now I’ll have to do it overnight and in a hurry. And then I’ll complain I have to pull all-nighters

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I never do this. Unless it can actually be done well in a few hours. In 12 years of bankruptcy practice I pulled an all-nighter three times. Only when taking two debtors into bankruptcy, the other when a very prominent case was up for confirmation and we were creditors’ committee’s counsel. All but the latter (reacting to debtors counsel) was on the part of the lack of time management skills of others. When I was in charge of a case, I never kept people all night. It wasn’t necessary. But I’m not in private practice anymore—for which I’m thankful. But at least OP admits it is his or her fault that said all nighter was necessary!

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