When the WORST Happens!   Well, what is the WORST that can happen? I mean really?! For lawyers, it can be that you are deeply embarrassed in front of your colleagues. I have way too many stories where I have deeply embarrassed myself, oh so...

The C-Word The C-word is sexist and it is insulting. No, not C-U-N-T as the British say it to each other quite lightly. No, not CUSTODY – had to say it (a bit of family law humor). The C-word I am referencing is defined in dictionaries as an...

Who Are Your Rat People? “Find your rat people” said a guy whose name I have completely forgotten. Although I cannot remember the guy who taught me this concept, I have totally remembered the concept itself and the way he taught the concept....

Stop Being a Better Lawyer - It Will Get You Nowhere   Back in the olden days when I was an articled student and baby lawyer, I was told that the best way to develop a successful law practice was by doing uncompromisingly great work. Be better...

Attention Type “A’s” - Here is How You Avoid Falling Flat on Your Face Ashrita's ever-evolving bio: As a Certified Hypnotherapist and Personal Power Coach, Ashrita helps high achievers clear their unconscious fears so that they can get out of...

3 Steps to Leveling up Your Life With Karen Turpin   Awareness DeClutter Make micro-improvements In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Karen Turpin who has been a hypnotherapist, healer, psychic medium and spiritual teacher for...

Why NOT doing Dispute Resolution Training is a Disservice to Your Clients and Their Kids   I was reviewing some correspondence on one of my client files. I saw one of many examples of why lawyers who are in family law must do dispute resolution...

Time to start lying     I am a Hemminger. I love being a Hemminger. I am proud to be a Hemminger. I had the best parents, Elma and Julius Hemminger. The Hemminger family adopted me. I came to them when I was about three months old. Elma (my...

Why the Pursuit of Happiness is F*cked Up Is this you? I will be happy once I get my undergraduate degree; I will be happy once I get into law school; I will be happy once I finish law school; I will be happy once I finish my articles and become a...

Do You Still Dare to Dream?   When I was little, I had the dream of going to University. I dreamt of becoming a lawyer. I was always dreaming about the kind of life I wanted to create. Because I was from a working class family, my parents said,...