Last month the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS), The Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF), the Self-Represented…
What I Learned from Nike
Recently, I finished Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight. Admittedly, this wasn't a book…
How to Let Go of Perfectionism and Move Forward with your Practice and Life
I just finished working on a project – a video training series. When I was contemplating whether to take on…
Finally, a Technique that Makes Brainstorming Legal Product & Service Ideas Fun and Easy
Have you SCAMPERed recently? If your response was yes, I scampered out of Walgreens last week when I received my…
Is it Time to Spring Clean Your Life?
In case you missed it, we officially entered spring a few weeks ago. It can be easy to miss the…
Why a Subscription is Your Ticket to a More Profitable Practice
Subscriptions are EVERYWHERE these days! Cable, beauty, fitness, music, fashion, you name it.It seems like every industry has discovered the…
How do you define success?
Even before I became a lawyer, the measure of success I learned in law school was becoming a partner at…
My Top Books of 2020
If there's one thing I do on most days, it's read. I'm always looking to learn something, whether it's how…
???? Watch: The Importance of Mindset with Brooke Moore
Brooke Moore, Founder of MyVirtual.Lawyer and Co-Founder of (shift)her, sits down with us to discuss her recent ventures shand how a shift in…
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Joshua Fitch , attorney and Co-Founder of Troxel Fitch, sits down with us to discuss how he's built a practice that gives him…
???? Watch: Moving upstream and helping people stay out of court with the Preventative Law Initiative with Chlece Walker-Neal-Murray
Chlece Walker-Neal-Murray, attorney and Co-Founder of Chicago Advocate Legal, NFP, sits down with us to discuss how she's leveraged her social work…
???? Watch: Empowering and inspiring others through civil rights work with Kendra Spearman
Kendra Spearman, attorney and founder of Spearman Law, LLC and founder and Executive Director of the Justice Renewal Initiative (JRI), sits down with us…
Longevity Lessons from Okinawa
I am currently reading Blue Zones: 9 Lessons for Living Longer. What's a blue zone you might ask? It's a place…
???? Watch: No longer “faking it until she makes it” with Chrissie Martell
Chrissie Martell, lawyer and founder of The Law Office of Christina Martell, sits down with us to discuss her professional path and…
???? Watch: Doing Well by Doing Good with Scott Kelly from Community Lawyer
BIG thank you to Scott Kelly, President & Co-Founder of Community Lawyer, P.B.C., for chatting with me last week about his startup story…
???? Watch: Living life to the max with Daissy Dominguez
In this Success Story, we had the opportunity to sit down with Daissy Dominguez, lawyer and founder of Dominguez Legal Justice Center, LLC,…
Why We Need a New Rule When it Comes to Failure
I recently listed to Brene with Abby Wambach on the New Rules of Leadership during which they discuss Abby's new book WOLFPACK:…
???? Watch: Thriving as Your Authentic Self with Ryann Peyton
We are so excited to have Ryann Peyton, lawyer, changemaker, and Director of the Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program, join us for the…
???? Watch: Forging Your Own Path in the Legal Profession with Marty Champagne
Martin Champagne, lawyer and founder of Champagne Law Firm, sits down with us to discuss his professional journey and how he's forged…
???? Watch: Helping Clients, Colleagues and Ourselves Live our Very Best Lives with Amy Skogerson from The Law Shop
BIG thank you to Amy Skogerson, attorney, consultant, storyteller, and Co-Founder of The Law Shop by Skogerson McGinn LLC, for letting us…
How to Shift to a Growth Mindset
Mindset is the established set of attitudes we hold, and according to world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.,…
It’s Time to Drop the Labels: A PSA for Law Schools
A few months ago, I was asked by my alma mater to speak on an alternative careers panel for a…
Why Screening Clients and Setting Expectations is an Underrated Skill
When chatting with fellow colleagues, we often say and hear these frustrations: “My client calls me three times a day…
The One Tool I Use to Write More with Less
Every time I find myself typing the same text more than once, the part of me that loves efficiency loses…
How to Mentor Your Professional Identity
By guest contributor Ryann Peyton, Director, Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program Becoming a lawyer changes you. At a physiological level, research…
3 Lessons from ABA TECHSHOW in 2020
Last week I was in Chicago for the ABA's TECHSHOW, a three-day conference that brings legal professionals and legal tech…