Attorneys are high powered people with dull clothes and dark shoes. They are also considered successful. But with that success comes stress, anxiety, and expensive dark shoes. While booze and a high-cap credit limit can tamper down problems with success, they are not always good choices nor do they generally lead to positive change. Merely shifting your perpective, however, and adopting a “limited success” model can pay a modicum of dividends. If you are suffering from success, reconsider your approach and adopt these few key strategies to help you achieve more limited success. [Read more...]
You’re My Huckleberry, I’m Your Jim
You probably have not been following the dustup between male and female attorneys about who does what better, who works harder, and how each prefers to be insulted or ignored. It started with a blog post on Crime and Federalism, written by a guy, and it grew from there. Carolyn Elefant asked a series of questions about what it means to be a lawyer mom, which prompted a Huckleberry reply from a lawyer dad, which prompted more comments, which prompted a bunch of tweets. Prompted by this, I thought I’d lay out the challenges I face as a lawyer dad, contrasting the other lawyer dad’s experience for continued one-upmanship. [Read more...]