Category: Professional
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Who Do You Love? Who Do You Trust?
I ask every client “Who do you love. Who do you trust?” Initially, no one knows how to respond to these questions. Everyone wants to talk about who will receive their assets. That is not why I ask. The people we love and trust, the people who love and trust us, are the best people…
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What’s Happening?
In keeping with the Attorney Action Club’s mission to help lawyers succeed in life and business, we will be featuring upcoming networking events, MCLEs, and other attorney resources for the benefit of our members. Please send your suggestions to Jenny at va@stoll-law.com and she will ensure your event is considered. AAC member, Joseph Ferrucci, would…
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The Pali Word “Dana” and Your Attorney Action Club Membership
The Attorney Action Club is here to support you! We want it to grow and prosper in 2019! Since 2009, the Attorney Action Club has been bringing attorneys and their network together on a monthly basis for learning and networking. The monthly lunch meetings are designed to increase each member’s referral base. It is evident…
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Your Cheatin’ Heart – Needs an Estate Plan!
Lawyers owe clients a duty of confidentiality. This means that when I have a couple as an estate planning client, I must keep all secrets shared with me from third parties, but I must also expose the secrets shared with me by one spouse to the other. All of my clients have heard my talk…
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Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue
Last month, in my blog on workplace bullying, I referenced a phenomenon called vicarious trauma and I’ve gotten a number of questions about what that is and what to do about it. Vicarious trauma is the cumulative effect of witnessing trauma or its after effects. Most people are not confronting trauma on a daily basis…
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Do It Now: Name a Guardian for Your Minor Child(ren)
I know it’s hard. Thinking about someone else raising your children can stop you in your tracks. It feels crushing and too horrific to consider. But you must. If you don’t, a stranger will determine who raises your children if something happens to you – your children’s guardian could be a relative you despise or…
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Bully-Proof Your Workplace
In my last blog, I talked about the prevalence of workplace bullying. Across industries, 27% of people will experience bullying. That number is significantly higher in the healthcare field however. Why is that? Any organization is more vulnerable to bullying during times of change and increased workload. In addition, healthcare organizations tend to have dense…
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Don’t “Should” on Me
The above statement is one of my favorite bumper stickers. It is a reminder of one of the ways in which we both allow others to tyrannize us and tyrannize ourselves. When partners, whether business or personal, try to “should” on each other, intense conflict almost always results. “Shoulds” come from cultural, parental and peer…
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All Wins, Great and Small
Everyone loves a winner, it’s been said. And who doesn’t like to win? Then again, are all wins created equal? As an attorney, my goal is to help every client walk away from their experience with me feeling like a winner, even if that means all I did was help them stay out of more…
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The Attorney Action Club’s Growth and Shaping the Future
The Attorney Action Club (AAC) is a community of legal professionals that exists to help lawyers succeed in life and business. Our membership includes both practicing lawyers and legal professionals who help lawyers succeed. The AAC helps shine a light on the importance of taking care of yourself and learning to create commercial profitable legal…