Lawyer's Guide to Creating a Life, Not Just a Living: Ordinary Lawyer's Doing Extraordinary Things

"With her trademark inspirational style Paula Black interviews lawyers who share wonderful stories that teach us that there is always a way to reach fulfillment in our lives."-- Nancy Ratzan, JD, Past President - National Council of Jewish Women

"Although this book is marketed to attorneys, I wholeheartedly believe everyone can both relate to and use the lessons learned by the featured lawyers. And when I need those life-lessons reinforced, this is the book I'll turn to for inspiration."-- Karen H. Hester, JD, LLM in Taxation, Chief Executive Officer - Center for Legal Inclusion

"There's inspiration in this book for every lawyer, no matter where you are in your legal career." -- Brian Torres, JD, Managing Partner - Brian Torres Legal

The book features real stories of lawyers who come from the Public Defender's office to the City Attorney's office, solo practices and big national firms, corporate settings and government, as well as academia and the bench. They are ordinary lawyers doing extraordinary things.

You will read what they overcame to have a sense of fulfillment, what they discovered about themselves, and how they achieved their equilibrium. They were looking for more and share their challenges, insights and solutions:

"I had two dreams I had kicked to the curb for the first 15 years of my practice."

"I did have a choice and there was a way out of my fairly miserable existence."

"To be honest - embarrassing honest, I was running from depression."

"It was then that I realized that I didn't control everything in my life." Get Ready to be Inspired to Create a Life You Love!