My Life in Bail – Part Six – Jack of All Trades – Master of None
By Michael J. Whitlock This past October, I was a guest speaker at the California Bail Agents Association annual conference in Las Vegas. My topic was the recent legislation passed in Indiana regulating charitable bail organizations. My preferred speaking style is from the heart, not power point presentations. Albert Ramirez, a veteran bail agent and attorney came up to me afterwards, gave me some positive feedback and ask where I went to college. I told him, no college for me. He said I came across as having advance educated in my presentation. That was the greatest compliment I could receive. A lack of a college degree, or any college at all, has been the driving force in my work life, if I am being honest. Everyone around me had a…