We are survivors. Separated by 34 years, we stared down the furies and passed the bar exam. To distinguish between our experiences, we’ll resort to a device used by those 18th century Steeler fans, the Pitt boys, and refer to ourselves as the Elder and the Younger.

In the summer of 1980, the Elder took the Pennsylvania bar exam in Pittsburgh. He might as well have picked a fight with Steelers lineman Mean Joe Greene. He staggered out of the test location and sat on the curb of a busy street. His life passed before his eyes with the traffic. Why hadn’t he studied more?

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