When I passed the North Carolina State Bar, like every other attorney who passed, I was given the moniker of attorney and counselor at law. I find that through the years, I have been more
Read MoreThe law is this wonderful, expansive and maddening beast. I have had many a client tell me that they don’t envy my profession, and that what I do is absolutely messed up. Yep. I understand
Read MoreThere is a lawyer I know who is an amazing runner. They are so amazing that they run marathons, I mean serious marathons, all over the world. It is clear they are very much in
Read MoreYears (well, decades) ago, I had a co-worker named Debra*. Debra was an awesome hard worker and I always admired how good she was at our job. Debra was so hardworking that it thoroughly surprised
Read MoreAs a litigator, I clearly have the opportunity to attend and watch court. Often, when I am waiting for my case to be called, I have the opportunity to observe what is actually going on
Read MoreWhen you are an involved practitioner, there is a constant struggle to establish and maintain firm boundary lines. What do I mean? I mean a strict practice of maintaining a separation of action and thought
Read MoreAs most parts of North Carolina are blanketed with beautiful white snow, a lot of households across the state are filled with the joyous squeals of school children rejoicing in their sudden freedom from the
Read MoreFrom the very beginning of my legal career, I have had this sort of personal motto: “The work we do is hard and traumatizing enough. I do not see the need to be harsh and
Read MoreI have never been a real big phone person. By phone person, I mean, one that pays particular attention to proactively picking up the phone and calling someone. Not to say that when you get
Read MoreWhen I was a “baby” lawyer, I had a colleague that was very firm in her convictions about the Christmas holiday. She was this brilliant and devoted attorney that had a work ethic that was
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