Preparing for my presentation on “Fake Listening” for the Lawyer’s as Changemakers seminar made it crystal clear that the negative reputation we lawyers have is self-inflicted. Here’s a [...]
Every legal seminar and workshop that I’ve gone to over the last 29 years has been about improving my knowledge of the law and how to effectively communicate to a jury — until The Lawyers as [...]
I’m honored and excited to be a speaker and sponsor for Portland’s first Lawyer’s as Changemakers event. We hear lots of legitimate complaints about the legal system and not enough ideas [...]
Just the other week I was talking with a client who hadn’t worked in eight months because of being rear ended. After months of therapy and injections, the verdict was in. He needed surgery. One [...]
Have you ever hesitated telling someone what you do for a living? I have. And for longer than I care to admit. In fact, for a number of years I wouldn’t ask the simple question “What do you do [...]
What I love most about being in Hawaii in November is that I get to escape the cold and wet of Portland, Oregon. Along with the warm water, air and soft sand that I love so much about Hawaii, [...]
How is it that I’m working hard all day, taking phone calls, meeting with clients, preparing for a deposition or trial- and yet part of me is asleep? In college three of us watched Hill [...]
It’s not just in times of stress that we show our true colors. It’s in our every day interactions with those at work and at home that set’s the foundational nature of the [...]
Knowing what I don’t stand for informs many of my daily decisions. In fact, it guides me as often as what I do stand for. Money, efficiency and “being right” are in the top 5 [...]
It was drilled into me in law school how to analyze cases. Knowing what I needed to look for has served me well in the practice of law- whether I’m reviewing a letter or a legal document. [...]