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Being a student of the law has unquestionably made me a better parent.

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'I promised myself that, if I were to ever start a practice of my own, I would take as much time with a client as necessary in order to make sure that they were comfortable with the process.'

It is important to pick and choose your fights. Not every issue has to be a fight and not every fight has a winner.

A novel way to both meet interesting people in your field and to draw in people that might not otherwise attend after-hours functions.

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Unfortunately, what happens is the decision is the child’s best interest is actually not accomplished through no fault of the court.

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Some advice for those who took the test last month.

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Two recent events made clear to me the necessary growth in life cannot and should not be purely professional.

We need a break from the constant contact with lawyer brains and to see situations from other points of view.

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If you find yourself trapped, it’s rarely too late to expand into a new field.

A Baltimore solo had that much time to lay the foundation for a successful practice before his twins arrived.

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