THE NEED FOR DOGGED DETERMINATION
I’m involved in a jury trial in Seattle which presents unique challenges. I went back over my past writings for some inspiration and thought I’d select this as much for you as for me: We must have...
View ArticleSOME THOUGHTS AND ADVICE ABOUT LIFE
We are still in our jury trial in Seattle which doesn’t leave much time to keep this blog as current as I would like. But, this week I’d like to share some thoughts about how we view life as trial...
View ArticleSOME THOUGHTS ABOUT MOTIVATION & SUCCESS
In sorting through my files to organize and to decide what goes to recycle I’ve selected some things I’ve saved over the years to share with you. I’ve spent a lot of years reading material in the area...
View ArticleVULNERABILITY IS POWER- BRENE BROWN
Brene Brown is a PhD research professor at the University of Houston in the graduate College of social work. Her area of research involves relationships between people. She studies vulnerability,...
View ArticleWHEN WE ENDURE THE TORTURE OF LOSING
A lawyer I have known for many years and whom I admire, recently received a defense verdict after a four-week trial. His pain over the phone in talking to me was understandably palpable. I was thought...
View ArticleTHOUGHTS TO CONSIDER IN YOUR LIFE
Here are a collection of thoughts and quotes which you may find inspirational and worth considering in your life and law practice. Always say less than necessary. Machiavelli has said: “It is better to...
View ArticleYOU ARE A MASTERPIECE – A ONE OF A KIND CREATION, SO BE THE GREAT TRIAL...
While driving to Seattle the car radio broadcast evangelist Joel Osteen giving a talk he titled “see yourself as a masterpiece.” It interested me enough to listen to the full broadcast and made me...
View ArticleLESSONS FROM THE MAN, HIS SON & THE DONKEY
I know I’ve written about this before and that all of you agree, but the more I observe people in general and young lawyers in particular I think they are trying achieve success in the wrong way....
View ArticleFIGHTING BACK AGAINST ADVERSITY AND FAILURE
Whether we like it or not, adversity is in an inevitable part of our life. Problems are going to happen and the secret is to know how to deal with them when it happenss. Challenges, large and small,...
View ArticleREFLECTIONS ABOUT BEING A TRIAL ADVOCATE
As trial advocates we are tested in many ways while carrying our professional duties for our clients. We fail to stop, at intervals, and reflect on this aspect of our lives. Here are a couple of basic...
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