JDHD: Practicing Law with ADD and ADHD with Marshall Lichty [LGE 081]

by Megan Zavieh | Oct 8, 2019 | Podcast

While ADD and ADHD affect 4% of the general population, they impact 12% (or more) of lawyers.  Marshall Lichty recently found out he is one of them, and he is on an exploratory mission to learn as much as he can about how lawyers can cope with ADD and ADHD and be...

Judges Cannot “Do Over”

by Megan Zavieh | Oct 7, 2019 | Blog, Ethics, Professional Ethics for Lawyers

This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on September 11, 2013. We all have days we wish we could “do over,” but when you sit on the bench, it is just not that simple. Montana was in the headlines for the actions of District...

Ethically Savvy Business Travel [LGE 080]

by Megan Zavieh | Oct 1, 2019 | Podcast

Lawyers travel frequently for business, be it conferences or client work or other professional development.  As Megan gets ready to head to the California Lawyers Association annual meeting and the Clio Cloud Conference, she shares some of her tips for remaining...

Common Sense Lives in the Law

by Megan Zavieh | Sep 30, 2019 | ABA Ethics, Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Discipline, Blog, Disciplinary Hearings, Ethics, Law Office Management, Lawyer, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, Solo Practice

This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on July 10, 2013.   How often do we read a court case where the court says its ruling “is consistent with common sense”? Not often, but it does happen. I stumbled upon such a case...

Taking Risks and SEO with Tommy Griffith [LGE 079]

by Megan Zavieh | Sep 24, 2019 | Podcast

Lawyers are given a script in law school for how their career is supposed to go. But what can be achieved if we go off-script, and we build innovative work around the life we want to lead? Tommy Griffith took some career risks from college through leaving Airbnb where...