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I recently returned from the American Bar Association mid-year conference, where I attended a presentation titled “Lead Like a Rock Star” by keynote speaker and executive coach Kristi Staab. Staab’s talk was given at lunchtime to a room full of ...

I am not sure if others find themselves telling their clients “no” or “you shouldn’t do that” or uttering any other phrase that a client might not want to hear. I know I find myself doing so. How the client ...

Tagged with: active listening

People often ask me where I get new client referrals. The answer is complicated. But I think one thing that helps generate business is having a varied and interesting personal and professional network. Though it would be easy to hang ...

Brittany Gause, who moved to Baltimore as an adult in 2015, attributes a lot of her ability to make a difference in a city that is relatively new to her to her decision to get involved in a specialty bar ...

With temperatures below freezing, we think more and more of the homeless. Recently — in partnership with Jewish Volunteer Connection, the Monumental Bar Association and the Harambee Center (formerly the Kid Safe Zone) — a group of volunteers created “blessing ...

We all know how important first impressions are. But I have to ask: Why aren’t people always provided a second chance? Don’t get me wrong. People should face consequences for their mistakes. However, they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second ...

It’s been a rocky start to 2019 for me: On Jan. 8, 2019, my father succumbed to lung cancer at the tender age of 58. He had been receiving home hospice care since August 2018, so the end was expected. ...

It’s 30 minutes before the call of the docket and you’re fumbling with your phone, keys, case files and miscellaneous personal items, wishing you had been more practical and purchased a bag or briefcase that could easily store everything. Or ...

Do you know what I think we, as people, are most afraid of? Not knowing. Not knowing whether what you are working for or trying to accomplish, both in your professional setting or personal life, is really worth the effort. Not ...

Tagged with: evan koslow

Like many professionals, particularly the lawyer type, I have a tendency to be “Type A.” With this comes the need to be a perfectionist. This can lead to additional stress and anxiety, because who doesn’t need that. I thought I ...

Tagged with: angela davis pallozzi