You can’t have it all, all at once. But you can at least be nice to everyone along the way.
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Read More »October 16, 2018 Comments Off on Trying a little kindness
You can’t have it all, all at once. But you can at least be nice to everyone along the way.
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Read More »October 15, 2018 Comments Off on How children teach you empathy
The more I think about and watch my kids interact not only interact with other children but adults, the more I realized many attorneys have lost the ability to empathize with others.
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Read More »September 28, 2018 Comments Off on How to serve current and prospective clients alike
The longer we practice and engage within the community at large, the more likely our friends and colleagues will be referring business directly.
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Read More »August 3, 2018 Comments Off on The importance of the follow-through
People will tell their friends and colleagues and clients that you mean what you say – and as the saying goes, actions speak louder than words.
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Read More »August 2, 2018 Comments Off on Living with what lies between us
As angry as we make each other, we must remain larger and more connected than our tribalisms would have us be.
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Read More »April 2, 2018 Comments Off on Empathy and active listening
Before I speak with my clients, I remind myself that I need to be emphatic to their situation, as well as reminding myself I need to educate them (not talk down to them) on what the law is able to do and how we cannot control everything.
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Read More »March 28, 2018 1 Comment
Being a student of the law has unquestionably made me a better parent.
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Read More »March 14, 2018 Comments Off on The importance of non-lawyer friends
We need a break from the constant contact with lawyer brains and to see situations from other points of view.
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Read More »January 22, 2016 Comments Off on You’ve got mail!
I have learned many lessons about using -- or rather, not using -- email in my practice.
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Read More »January 11, 2016 Comments Off on My New Year’s (not to do) resolutions
I’m making resolutions not to keep up practices that make my life harder and more stressful. What are your not-to-do resolutions for this year?
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