大卫·欧博伊尔著
2018年1月8日
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自行车法律事务所的靠谱的滚球平台蒂米·芬奇在面对挑战时一点也不犹豫. His typical response is a quick “Yes, and . . .当他开始探索这条路将把他带到哪里时.
Did he at one point work as a bike messenger in D.C. 给城里的大人物送包裹? Yes, and he also worked in a bike parts factory. 后来作为一名专业即兴演员在全国巡回演出. And prosecuted violent crimes against women.
如今，芬奇代理在自行车事故中受伤的客户，并倡导对自行车友好的交通法规.
Shortly before graduating from college, 芬奇回忆说，他曾在巴尔的摩内港附近看到一群自行车信使. “我认为成为一名自行车信使看起来是一种惊人的经历. Those guys—they’re free.”
A native of Silver Spring, 马里兰, 芬奇的童年是骑着自行车穿过市区度过的.C. and the surrounding suburbs. He knew the streets of D.C. 好吧. While searching for a career after finishing college, Finch took a job as a bike messenger, shuttling documents for businesses. 芬奇说，成为一名自行车信使让他重新找回了“无畏和兴奋的感觉”.”
Moving back and forth across the country, 芬奇继续在他居住的城市里骑自行车送信, 除了在一家生产自行车零件和车架的工厂工作之外, 和写作.
在查尔斯顿, 南卡罗来纳, Finch tried out improvisational comedy, 和两个朋友组成了一个名为“穷人”的团体! 该团体在全国各地巡回演出，并在大学校园演出.
“我们有一辆面包车，我们像乐队一样巡演，”芬奇说.
该组织在查尔斯顿开办了一家剧院，名为Theatre 99，并取得了十年的成功. 但这座城市越来越受靠谱的滚球平台，导致租金上涨，该集团失去了租约. While searching for a new theater, 芬奇说, he “started to think about the future, and it drew into focus for me that, while the performance lifestyle is great, 它也很脆弱.”
At 36, Finch wanted a stable and reliable career. “我想也许我可以进入制造自行车的行业，甚至成为一名木匠. But what happens if I can’t do those jobs anymore?”
Finch knew that if his body broke down, he would still have his mind, 因此，他选择在查尔斯顿法学院攻读法律学位，“对自己的思想进行投资”.
“I didn’t have any concrete plans. 我去法学院只是想看看它会把我带向何方，”芬奇说. “I knew that a law degree wouldn’t close any doors.”
毕业后, 他在第九巡回靠谱的滚球平台办公室担任检察官，主要审理涉及针对妇女的暴力犯罪案件. 芬奇说，这些案例告诉他“我是多么的正常.当他想到自己的生活——他在全国各地的旅行, 在他做自行车信使的时候，他会看到人们正在做的可怕的事情并思考, “I’m just a normal guy getting by.”
芬奇在靠谱的滚球平台事务所待了不到五年就被彼得·威尔伯恩找到了, 的创始人 自行车的法律, 加入由独立靠谱的滚球平台事务所和靠谱的滚球平台组成的网络，他们专注于代表和倡导骑自行车的人.
While he loved his work as a prosecutor, 芬奇不能错过这个为他熟悉的客户做人身伤害靠谱的滚球平台的机会, 谁的生活方式和背景与他相似. 芬奇说，加入自行车的法律使他能够将自己的法律学位和对骑自行车的热情结合起来，帮助其他骑自行车的人.
芬奇和威尔伯恩将他们的业务扩展到D区.C., with plans to open an office in early 2018.
芬奇希望通过他在自行车法的工作来改变人们对骑自行车者的看法，并帮助骑自行车的人在法律体系中得到更公平的对待, especially after an accident. He says he has seen too many friends hit by cars, 他在特区做自行车信使时被撞了.
“I was riding home to Georgetown from Dupont Circle, and a guy turned left in front of me, making an illegal U-turn,芬奇说。. “I hit his car and flipped over it. It messed up my bike, and it messed me up a good bit.”
芬奇说他站在司机的车前试图阻止他, but the driver began to drive away, 为了避免被车撞倒，芬奇不得不跳上汽车引擎盖再次下车.
When Finch went to get the accident report, 警察告诉他，他们认为这起事故没有人有过错, and that he had scared the driver. “I asked, Why was the driver afraid of me? Was he afraid that I was going to bleed on him?”
他的经历，以及他的朋友们的经历，总是让芬奇觉得不公平. “You realize that for some people, biking isn’t for recreation; it’s how they have to get around.” Through his work at 自行车的法律, 芬奇说，他正在抓住这个机会，为骑自行车的人争取权益, 尤其是对那些骑自行车上班的人来说, 跑腿办事, or to pick up their kids from school.
没有适当的保护，无论是在道路上还是在法律体系中，骑自行车都是危险的. “It becomes a matter of life and death,芬奇说。. “当没有人站在你一边时，生死攸关的事情是可怕的. 这是一个站在这些人一边的机会，我非常喜欢.”
