At best, lawyers are problem solvers, confidantes, and keepers of wisdom.

I have successfully litigated, and ultimately resolved, personal-injury cases totaling over $23 million dollars.

I have heard “not guilty” at the end of a murder trial.

I have convinced federal judges to dismiss indictments, grant compassionate relief, and terminate supervised release (for a client convicted of possession of a weapon of mass destruction).

I have done it with this philosophy:

The most effective trial lawyers are not gladiators. Litigation need not be scorched-earth combat, and your lawyer should not be just a paid mercenary on your behalf.

I listen to my clients and serve as their trusted guide, counselor, and advocate. I’m responsive and engaging. More than just legal knowledge, I offer emotional intelligence, warmth, connections, and strength of character.

Righteous anger and indignation is not where true power lives. The key to our power is our capacity to lead from a place of love, not fear.

I’m always asking myself: how can I speak—in court, in my writing, with my clients—in a way that others will hear me?

If you take that risk, if you take that chance, if you tell the deepest, hardest, truest story you have within you, you're not going to step into the light and find that you're there alone. You're going to be surrounded by people who are there with you.

— Cheryl Strayed