Injury attorney says he spent up to 10 months in a 'dungeon' studying for the bar

Passing the bar exam cost one Orange County injury attorney eight to 10 months of his life, he said, most of it spent studying alone in a downstairs room he called a dungeon.

The attorney, who goes by @amirnlaw on Instagram, told the story in a Juice Unlocked podcast clip posted Jan. 31. The full conversation was recorded with The Injury Firm, an accident law firm with offices in Anaheim Hills and Irvine.

Birthdays, holidays, 'all out the door'

He said he studied 12 hours a day and told everybody ahead of time that he would miss their birthdays, plus Mother's Day and Valentine's Day. His goal was to take the test once and pass it once.

Asked whether he doubted himself after the exam, he said no. He walked out knowing he had put the work in.

“When I started for the bar, I locked myself up in the downstairs, like, dungeon for like eight to 10 months, and I was studying for 12 hours a day.”

The Kobe mindset

When the host asked whether that is the kind of mindset it takes to win at anything, the two landed on Kobe Bryant, and even Kanye West. The clip ends on the idea that Kobe knew he would make a shot because he had practiced it 100 times.

Juice Unlocked's caption framed it as the part of success people don't talk about: missing birthdays and holidays and disappearing for months to focus on one goal.

“I'm only gonna take it once. I only want to pass it once.”

About the firm

The Injury Firm handles car, truck and motorcycle crashes, slip-and-fall cases, dog bites and wrongful death claims, according to its website. It offers free case evaluations and says clients pay only if it wins. Its phone number is (949) 575-8875.

Partner content: This post features The Injury Firm. Juice Unlocked said the full conversation with the firm is out now.