From Before to After: How I Shed Denial About My Health and Nearly 140 Pounds
By Ray Estolano
I always used to argue, in true defense attorney fashion, that I was a healthy fat man.
Working and Communicating with Clients with Mental Health Issues
By Dr. Alan Abrams, MD, JD and Aleida K. Wahn, JD
Teaching Lessons: Students Rewrite the Rules of Professional Conduct in a Blank Slate
By Edward McIntyre
A good friend asked me to lecture to her business ethics class at San Diego State University, mostly juniors and seniors. During class, she would mark the 54 students on “participation,” so I quickly scrapped the “lecture” idea. Instead, the class at large — from scratch and without advance acquaintance with our Rules of Professional Conduct — would develop a set of ethics rules for a profession. Lawyers. In little more than an hour.
From Medication to Meditation
By Rick Waite
Two double vodkas on the rocks every night before dinner. To relax after a hard day at the office, I told myself. And then perhaps a glass of red wine with my meal. The burn in my throat turned into a dull buzz in my head and then I was numb. Self-medicating the anxiety, stress and anger away. It never interfered with my work. If I was in trial or had a big hearing the next day I never drank. But the rest of the time … Then, one day, I was done. What happened? I resumed my meditation practice after a break of 39 years.
Building Your Personal Brand
By Erik Nelson
Personal branding is imperative because law firms are established and maintained based on the reputations of attorneys. Branding can help solidify your identity in the minds of potential clients and it helps to know what you are trying to achieve and how best to go about that. I spoke with two attorneys from a couple of San Diego’s best known firms: John Gomez, President and Lead Trial Attorney at Gomez Trial Attorneys; and John Morrell, Managing Partner and Chairman at Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP; as well as legal marketing expert Jennifer Whitelaw, of TW2 Marketing, to discover more about their particular approaches towards branding.
