What’s the best area of law to practice? That’s a tough question. However, I’ve been surveying lawyers for the past few months and asking deep questions like What’s Your Biggest Struggle? and What Would It Mean To Have A Law Business You Loved That Loves You Back? Over 300 lawyers have responded so far, and  I definitely have compiled enough information to outline some standards that it must meet, in order to solve the big challenges and provide the foundation for a truly satisfying career life. Here are the few I’ve narrowed it down to so far: # 1 – … Continue reading »

  How do you go about selecting a practice area? In Jim Collins’ book, “Good to Great”, he talks about The Hedgehog Concept, which you can learn more about on his website. Basically, it defines your sweet spot in business as the overlap of 3 circles: Let’s take a look at each one as it relates to finding the best area of law to practice for you. 1.) What are you passionate about? You went to law school to make a difference. It’s easy to lose track of that with those hefty student loans breathing down your neck and a … Continue reading »

Most lawyers think estate planning is boring because of the way they were taught to do it is all wrong. They also don’t understand how profound and necessary a service it is, either. Fact is, estate planning can be life-changing and it’s not boring at all. Let me give you a personal example of how important estate planning is to the families you already serve: When I was in law school, my father-in-law died. He had spent over $3000 on an estate plan so that we, his family, wouldn’t have to deal with the probate court or his ex-wife. Unfortunately … Continue reading »

Last fall I felt a renewed calling to return to yoga practice full time. Committing to yoga came from a deep yearning to reconnect with my own body. After being a mom where my body was not my own alone; a law student, where I had to be out of my body and in my head for long periods of time; and a business owner, where I simply did not make time for my body, has taken a toll. I’ve known for a long time that the work I do as an estate planner has a sacred core to it; … Continue reading »

Regardless of what kind of law you practice, you are serving people with families. You may be serving them to build their companies, or to get compensated after an injury or to ease their way through a divorce… Maybe you’re helping them to get through a criminal matter or start over through bankruptcy. Whatever it is you’re doing for your clients, you are serving people. The thing is, chances are high that you are missing a huge opportunity to not only make a big difference in these people’s lives, but also in the lives of their families for generations to … Continue reading »