by Jim Dwyer | May 3, 2015 | Living Our Best Life, Power of Relationships
I’ve been thinking lately about living a fearless life. The problem is I don’t know what that really means. Fearless in The Merriam-Webster Dictionary is defined as: free from fear, brave. That doesn’t help me understand how to live a fearless life....
by Jim Dwyer | Apr 19, 2015 | Law, Living Our Best Life, Office Practice is Life Practice, Practicing Law and Life
The practice of law is highly competitive and adversarial. It starts in law school. I remember listening to the welcoming remarks of the Dean of the Law School, when he said, “Look to your left, look to your right…..”, you know the rest. It’s...
by Jim Dwyer | Apr 6, 2015 | Living Our Best Life, Practicing Law and Life
Looking up to the sky on a clear night in central Oregon, far from any lights, I can see so many stars. When I look up on a clear summer night in my city back yard by the campfire, I know there are as many stars up there as in central Oregon, but it’s different...
by Jim Dwyer | Mar 22, 2015 | Living Our Best Life, Power of Relationships
It was 15 years ago, I was talking with a business friend on the phone. He asked me how I was doing. Without missing a beat I said “I’m living my golden years”. He asked what I meant. I said “My daughters are 7 and 5. I’m the center of...
by Jim Dwyer | Mar 1, 2015 | Practicing Law and Life, Trust, Faith and The Law
The last time I recall hearing about “excited utterance” was in law school. It was in Evidence class and we were going over the list of exceptions to the hearsay rule. Like many things in life, once we learn the rule, it seems like we spend most of our...
