by Jim Dwyer | Apr 16, 2014 | Learning to Listen, Office Practice is Life Practice
It’s amazing when I think about all the time and effort I put into becoming a lawyer. The countless hours I spent studying for classes and tests. It was all encompassing. I remember having married friends in law school. I have no idea how they maintained their...
by Jim Dwyer | Apr 2, 2014 | Office Practice is Life Practice, Practicing Law and Life
Not everything I do as an attorney translates well into my personal life. When listening to the other side in an arbitration or trial, I am busy trying to figure out how I can prove that they are wrong and that my position is right. Being a good advocate does not...
by Jim Dwyer | Mar 18, 2014 | Learning to Listen, Living Our Best Life
Some of our thoughts believe they have a constitutional right to exist. Like protesters standing on the street corner with a megaphone and signs, there is no way to ignore them. Try as I may to look away, turn up the volume on my music or avoid the area, I can’t...
by Jim Dwyer | Mar 3, 2014 | Living Our Best Life
Fifteen years ago I was talking with a doctor. I knew him fairly well, so when he asked me how I was doing, I gave him a meaningful answer. “I am living my golden years right now. My children are seven and five. I’m the center of their universe and I love...
by Jim Dwyer | Feb 10, 2014 | Power of Relationships
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “Call of Duty”? Honor? Sacrifice? X-Box? For all of us it brings up something different based on our life experiences or that of a loved one. I think of my Grandpa Jack who was held by Germans as a prisoner of...
