by Jim Dwyer | Feb 17, 2015 | Learning to Listen
How is it I can have two fully functioning ears and yet be hearing impaired? Over the years I learned how to pay close attention to what the opposing attorney, defendant or a witness said. If I didn’t, how could I win the discussion, argument or case? Looking...
by Jim Dwyer | Feb 2, 2015 | Learning to Listen
I have always loved maps. As a young boy I would stare at them, imagining where they could take me. Unknown places on a map brought out excitement in me. They still do. My favorite ones show sea monsters or the oceans pouring over the edges of the world. My parents...
by Jim Dwyer | Jan 17, 2015 | Living Our Best Life
A new book entitled “The Upside of Your Dark Side”, talks about how our “negative” emotions have positive sides. By understanding this we can take what are considered “bad” feelings and see them in a different light. Embracing all...
by Jim Dwyer | Jan 5, 2015 | Practicing Law and Life
The painter has a brush. The sculptor has a hammer and chisel. The welder has a torch. An attorney has questions. The true art of being an attorney is not how fast you can draft a complaint or even how well you can write a brief or argue a point. All of it depends on...
by Jim Dwyer | Dec 14, 2014 | Learning to Listen
The practice of law is rich with tradition. You stand when a judge enters the courtroom. Judges wear black robes and are called Your Honor. The list of traditions are endless. The term “stare decisis” (Latin- to stand by things decided) is based on...
