by Jim Dwyer | Nov 30, 2014 | Practicing Law and Life
Creating wholeness out of illness and maintaining wellbeing are hallmarks of the healing arts. Some medical providers work on the physical body, while others focus on the mind and spirit. Lawyers are as diverse in the types of work they do as there are different...
by Jim Dwyer | Aug 4, 2014 | Power of Relationships, Practicing Law and Life
There are few things worse than being accused of disloyalty, whether it’s a client or, frankly, anyone. Has that ever happened to you? I’ve not had a client accuse me outright of not being loyal, but I’ve felt that ground shift under me. You know...
by Jim Dwyer | Jul 21, 2014 | Living Our Best Life, Practicing Law and Life
I hear my law partner talk about the statute I’ve read many times, hearing familiar words in ways I’ve not understood them before. As if I’m hearing about the statute for the first time. His mind sees the words and their meaning with a keen eye and clarity that...
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 | Dec 18, 2013 | Practicing Law and Life, Repurposing Legal Terms
Recently I met with a client and his wife. I had been putting off the meeting for a week because I didn’t like what I was going to have to tell him. A few minutes before they arrived I was reviewing his file hoping to find something that I had overlooked- that I...
by Jim Dwyer | Sep 24, 2013 | Practicing Law and Life, Redefining a Successful Lawyer
We all learned in law school about the theory of agency: how one individual can obligate another through either clear or apparent authority. It’s essentially about cause and effect. Throughout our day we are constantly affected by causes: a phone call from an...
