It’s not uncommon for folks outside the legal profession to treat legalese as a foreign language. But for many of Lisa Cowan’s clients, it’s both the figurative and literal truth. Cowan is an attorney with Brereton Law Office , a boutique litigation...
Take a look at the attorney roster of Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher & Goldfarb and you’ll see a diverse mix of legal professionals. As attorney D.G. Pantazis explains, that’s because the firm members pride themselves on bringing together, developing...
It’s no secret that diversity in the workforce is important—and perhaps even more so for a law firm. But beyond the moral and ethical reasons to encourage diversity, attorney Prema Roddam is quick to point out that there’s quantifiable value in...
Given the vast breadth of the legal profession and the competitive job market faced by recent law school graduates, it is often tough for new lawyers to choose a particular practice area early on in their careers. Nevertheless, this critical decision can potentially...
Larry Silvestri was fortunate to find satisfaction in his role as in-house counsel for a real estate developer. “It was kind of a dream career,” he says. “I really enjoyed it.” But after a long, successful business run, his employer began...
It’s common for lawyers to seek some sort of mental escape from the daily grind of the legal profession. For some, it’s golf. For others, it’s a motorcycle. For attorney Jill Singer, it’s a ukulele. “It gives me great joy to play...
As Co-owner and Managing Partner of Stotler Hayes Group LLC , Kelly Hayes has a simple philosophy that speaks to the success her firm has achieved. “Our goal is to have all of our clients be as happy as our happiest client,” she explains. So, what...
Andrew Goodwyn and Holland Hendley haven’t taken the usual path to law firm success. Goodwyn majored in fashion merchandising, while Hendley studied music and business. Both dreamed of pursuing careers in entertainment and quickly realized that the most...
The veteran community has always been a part of Samantha Farish’s life. Her parents met while serving in the Navy aboard the USS Lexington, where her mother was one of the first enlisted women to be stationed as a crewmember on an aircraft carrier. Her grandfather...
“I was one of those weird kids who always wanted to be a lawyer,” Attorney Kathryn Burmeister says. And in high school, as she pored through literature like To Kill A Mockingbird and Letter From a Birmingham Jail, she began to understand why. “I...
Almost everyone believes in the law. But when a jury summons shows up in the mail, excuses often take precedence over beliefs. Not so for Steve Cohen. “I’m the only *** you’ll ever meet who never tried to get out of jury duty,” he said...
While many law school students envision their names on the door of a big law firm someday, Larry Pino saw law school as the key to opening a lot of other kinds of doors. “Once you pass the bar, you can hang up a shingle, you can go into a law firm and practice...
“I’m a people person,” Attorney Jessylin Polo Wiederhold says. “I always try to be a light in the lives of those whom I encounter—especially my clients. So, it’s no surprise that upon graduating law school, Polo Wiederhold...
“I went to law school to do public interest work,” attorney Dominic Donovan explains. And upon graduation he accepted a position as guardian ad litem counsel in Ohio. “I loved the work and it was great litigation experience—but the burnout...
While there are people in every type of business who think stepping on others is the best way to climb the ladder, attorney Jonathan Whitcomb takes the opposite approach. “During my life, I saw that the people who were most successful were almost always...