Blog Posts: Law Blog

No matter the level of your success, there are others around both better or worse off than you are. As you work hard and improve your position, you should think about others and how to lift up your community. Improving your position may be financial, or it may mean you have more control over your time. Either allows you options to make a difference and give back. T...

Intention figures into everything you do. Intention is your aim or plan. If you approach something with no intention it will be more difficult to complete your plan or reach your goal. Intention can relate to long- term or short-term plans. In my legal practice, my intention is to do quality work on my clients’ behalf and help them achieve their goals. To do ...

As an attorney, I don’t necessarily think of myself as creative or an artist. Despite this, I have to be creative during negotiations for clients or in coming up with legal arguments. No matter what type of business you work in or manage, being creative is a benefit. You can work like people have for years or try to be creative, think outside the box, and do ...

These days the world is divided and people are either with you or against you. This is bad in so many ways. On the news today I heard a reporter say that it is a negative that so many people live in their own “digital citadels of confirming information.” He, of course, was mainly referring to politics. I think it’s more than that. And it speaks to...

What constitutes a win depends on you and what you value. It could be your kid making the sports team or you landing a big client. Either way, what do you do to acknowledge these types of victories? Do you take your kid out for ice cream? Do you take your work team, who supported you, out for a celebratory lunch or round of drinks? If not, you should. Life moves fa...

This is part of my firm's culture. We have a fundamental that says: Be a lifetime learner and continually invest in your own education, both formally and informally. Be curious and never stop improving your legal, technical, and personal skills. Embrace change. Look for a better way. No matter your role, you are constantly learning and change is constant. You shoul...

Over the past few years many of you may have read my blog regarding having a checkup for you and, if you have one, your business. This does not involve seeing a doctor, but it does involve all the other professionals in your personal and business life. Since that time, I decided to make this topic an annual tradition. This is based in part on the range of feedback ...

Everyone has stress. Many people have more stress than is good or healthy. It can be related to their work or their personal life. This time of year, it also can be related to the holidays, such as dealing with family or the financial burden of gifts or travel. Reducing stress obviously is important. How to reduce stress depends on you because what helps lower stre...

Do you ever ask yourself this question? You should. If you do, the answer should include all important aspects of your life. The answer will be different for each of us. For one person it will be gaining a certain title or earning a certain amount of money. For someone else it may be to train their dog to roll over. Or, maybe it’s a combination of both, becau...

None of us are always right. Most times there is not a “right” answer, but opinions. And no one’s opinions are anything more than opinions. I am not speaking to core beliefs such as religion, though I think it’s healthy to question all ideas and belief systems. Here, I am talking about everyday tasks and ideas. It could be the best way to dr...