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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Alternative methods of dispute resolution — for kids!
Being a student of the law has unquestionably made me a better parent.
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.
You’ve got mail!
I have learned many lessons about using -- or rather, not using -- email in my practice.
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?
Practical and effective social media for lawyers: LinkedIn edition
The key to LinkedIn is leveraging it to stay on people’s minds when the time comes for them to hire an attorney or to refer you work.
How to survive your ‘teenage’ years
Thinking back on it, I got some good advice as a teenager that applies equally to the intrepid, not so young, not so new attorney.
