However, the thought of living the "American-dream" for the next 50 years is horrendous to say the least.
Which means you will have to put up with the "Polish dream" in its Warsaw incarnation, which is probably where you will end up as a lawyer from the US.
Rude people, dog-eat-dog mentality, ugly architecture (ameliorated by summer foliage, but just a bit), cranky people, no place to park your car (though hopefully you will be earning the big bucks and may have your own private spot at home), depressing weather (Poland is prone to low pressure systems which produce cloudy drizzly weather), lame health care, the list goes on.
Granted, there are things to like here to, but all is not rosy and I assure you visiting "the homeland" every summer and living here are two different sports.