trial battle
Winning through owning the outcome- Fairfax lawyer comments
One weekend day I went for a long distance run, intending on taking a beautiful nearby trail into a much longer trail. I was pumped, I warmed up, I started running, and then I twisted my ankle in a small ditch in the dirt after...
More on persuasion – Keeping suffering in the offensive person’s corner
Achieving and maintaining equanimity is critical in the courtroom battlefield and all battlefields. The challenges to powerful equanimity abound. When we recognize and remember that sh*t coming from others is coming from their own roller coaster and suffering
Winning at trial by embracing the evidence and law as our own
In the abstract, much in the law world is unexciting, mind-numbing and sometimes maddening, but when practiced on the side of the angels and for people in true need, is exciting.
On battling like a flowing river, with unblocking, high vibration, zero limits and non-attachment
Nobody ever said that trial lawyering would be an easy profession. As I have said time and time again, this work is filled with proverbial projectile vomiting, projectile diarrhea, underhandedness by too many prosecutors and police, unfairness by too many judges, and shoveling sh*t.
On the invigoration of serving criminal defense clients, and simply serving
Keys to happiness and satisfaction with work and life are service, generosity and gratitude, which all focus outward rather than towards one's ego and selfishness. It also helps to love what you do and do what you love. Ego and selfishness are dualistic and about...
Confronting Our Demons on the Road to Success
Again and again, I hear my clients who look successful on paper tell me of the pressures that led them to improvidently get behind the wheel after drinking, grow marijuana at home rather than seeking legal alternatives, and risk their security clearances by seeking prostitution...