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We’re here to share tips, resources, wins, losses and encouragement for moms who are raising a family while building a lawfirm, so you feel less alone in your journey toward a fulfilling career and being the best mom you can be.
This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie is joined by Amy Cote.
Amy started Think Out because for most organizations prevention is an afterthought. With communication, consistency and execution, employees will perform well as teams that are prepared for the expected and unexpected.
Thanks to Amy’s training and experience, she has strong skills in leadership, communication, change management, operations, labor relations, policy development and best practices.
Thanks to Amy’s genes, she has an obsessive curiosity, keen ability to think out, problem solve and counsel.
If you have questions or just want to think out loud together, Amy would love you to take action and advocate for yourself, your people, your business, your future!
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11:34 How curiosity and innovative thinking play a role in Amy’s business
19:29 The need to question traditional ways of doing things and the benefits of thinking outside the box
20:38 A businesses to plan for the future
32:08 Amy starting her own business, including the initial uncertainty and the importance of perseverance
44:08 Personal growth and self-discovery that comes with owning a business
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie is joined by Rachel Clar.
Rachel is a divorced lawyer mom, and in deciding to launch a business. She had to first move through a tremendous inner journey of self-discovery and personal growth to develop the courage to take a big chance.
As lawyers, we often live our lives based on the model we learned in school, the lie that conflict is a binary only resolved with someone prevailing. As women, in general, we were raised to elevate ourselves through collaborative leadership instead.
Rachel believes in reconciliation work, humility, and collaboration. She wants women lawyers to find their sisterhood where they can speak freely, ask their toughest career questions, and level up to get the pay and the influence that they rightly deserve.
Rachel creates spaces where real conversations happen and women both deeply bond & craft brilliant career strategies. She is a woman, a lawyer, and entrepreneur, professionally. Rachel is a mom to two amazing teenage boys. She is an empath, an artist, and a student of non-violence.
02:48 Meet Rachel and Interconnected Us
06:40 The struggles and unhappiness experienced by women lawyers
10:32 Combating the pressure to always appear strong.
16:57 The value of time, the importance of setting boundaries, and the ongoing journey of learning to manage time effectively
23:27 The importance of celebrating personal wins and prioritizing self-care
27:34 Using exercise to shut the brain off
33:05 The joy of making connections
41:26 The lack of emphasis on emotional intelligence and communication skills in law school and the legal profession
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie is joined by Flora Garcia-Sepulveda.
Flora Garcia-Sepulveda, a founding partner of Woodman & Garcia-Sepulveda and a Certified Family Law Specialist, is an experienced trial lawyer who practices family law exclusively, focusing on diverse financial issues including business valuation, property division and child and spousal support. Flora is fluent in Spanish. Flora also represents clients in difficult custody disputes and move-away cases.
Before she opened her practice, she worked at Bay Area Legal Aid a non-profit Agency representing victims of domestic violence in their restraining orders, divorce and immigration matters. Flora began to practice family law exclusively in 2005, and has focused in this area of law since that time. Flora previous work at the San Mateo Court and her domestic violence litigation background results in the smooth management of her family law cases as they progress to trial. Her attention to detail and knowledge of the intricacies of family law procedure enable her to strategically plan her cases and prepare for settlement or trial in a way that ensures that clients are receiving the best and most comprehensive representation available.
Since 2012 Flora expanded her practice to include probate matters such as wills, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships and step-parent adoptions.
05:34 The importance of education in building resilience
07:53 Teaching her daughters to be self-sufficient
11:00 Discussion on the need to educate people about the long-term ramifications of staying at home
19:08 The value of teaching children self-sufficiency and the importance of not doing everything for them
30:58 The need to let go of bitterness and victim mentality
34:14 The importance of educating and empowering women
37:30 The benefits of remote work and flexibility, particularly for working mothers, and how it can lead to increased productivity and work-life balance
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie is joined by Leah Miller.
Leah was a litigation paralegal for 13 years, 10 of those years she was a Florida Registered Paralegal. Leah has her MBA from Florida Gulf Coast University in Estero, Florida.
Until just recently Leah was the firm administrator and CFO for a personal injury law firm in SW Florida. She has started her own business LNM Financial Services to broaden her reach and use her knowledge to help other law firms understand their financials.
Leah’s ultimate goal is to educate law firm owners on how they can make financial choices to grow their firms in the future. Using tools like budgets, KPIs and cash flow projections, firm owners can make financial choices that work for them.
02:10 Meet Leah and her story of becoming an entrepreneur
06:20 How working for herself has allowed Leah to be more present for her children
11:56 The importance of understanding finances for law firm owners and the services provided to help them manage their finances effectively
21:17 Regularly reviewing expenses and ensuring that they are necessary and utilized efficiently
22:19 Cutting expenses without compromising efficiency
Connect with Leah:
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- Services
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Stacey Freeman.
Stacey is a New York City-based writer and journalist and the founder of Write On Track LLC, a full-service consultancy dedicated to providing high-quality content and strategy to individuals and businesses.
She has written extensively on lifestyle topics including career reinvention, health and wellness, personal finance, divorce, and parenting. Her work has been published or syndicated in The Washington Post, The Lily (published by The Washington Post), Forbes, Entrepreneur, MarketWatch, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Woman’s Day, Town & Country, InStyle, PBS' Next Avenue, AARP, SheKnows, Yahoo!, MSN, HuffPost, Popsugar, Your Teen, Grown & Flown, Scary Mommy, CafeMom, MariaShriver.com, and dozens of other well-known platforms worldwide. And is frequently called on for her expertise and insights and have been quoted in media brands such as The New York Times, The Seattle Times, HuffPost, and SheKnows.
A storyteller at heart, Stacey also writes engaging personal essays and reported pieces on her clients' behalf for submission to well-known magazines and newspapers boasting a global readership. With Stacey’s guidance, industry experience, and proven track record, her clients have seen their bylines, backlinks, and quotes appear in highly recognizable names that include Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, MarketWatch, The New York Daily News, American Bar Association, Above the Law, Yahoo, MSN, PBS' Next Avenue, HuffPost, ParentMap, Marin Magazine, Marin Living, Better, Your Teen, Scary Mommy, and Mantra Wellness.
Her book, a memoir-in-essays, is scheduled for release in November 2022 from Unsolicited Press. Waking up every day to do what she love allows her to bring that same energy to her clients as she advises them on building their businesses and personal blogs to boost website traffic.
She helps her clients grow their presence and increase brand recognition by creating valuable SEO-rich website content, compelling profiles and bios, winning ad copy, and eye-catching press releases. Over the years, and as a direct result of her legal education, life experience, and voice in the divorce community, Stacey developed a subspeciality working with family and divorce and estate planning lawyers. By capturing each law firm's unique tone using education, example, and story, Stacey connects potential new clients with the legal professionals best-suited by skill and personality to represent them.
9:35 a book about betrayal
11:08 the blog: an online resume
13:55 a book deal
16:17 figuring out your tolerance level
29:38 keeping a connection
31:52 tips for co-parents
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Jeena Belil.
Jeena is one of the first female owned personal injury law firms on Long Island, which started back in 2007 as a virtual office, while other firms looked at her sideways. She thinks of being a solo attorney not as a job, but as a lifestyle. She was able to create a successful practice on a shoestring with a smart business plan. She was able to stay home and make sure her daughter actually saw her mom for more than an hour or two a day.
Jeena’s areas of practice include Plaintiff's Personal Injury, New York No-Fault and Uninsured Motorist Law, subrogation, medical and auto insurance coverage disputes. She is admitted to the New York State Bar. She received a B.A. degree from Rowan University and J.D. degree from Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center.
Jeena is formerly associated with AutoOne Insurance as Managing Counsel and Travelers Insurance as First Party New York Regional Coordinator. In those positions, Ms. Belil was responsible for the management and organization of the New York No-Fault case handling structure that serves as the template for the defense of first-party claims. In addition, Ms. Belil has been instrumental in the management and preparation of many cases that have established the benchmark for defending arbitrations and suits and investigating and prosecuting No-Fault fraud.
She has presented seminars and round table conferences on diverse topics such as First Party Examinations Under Oath, Using Evidence at Uninsured Motorist Framed Issue Hearings and Arbitration, and Insurance Fraud. Ms. Belil has also represented the interests of Plaintiff clients in Personal Injury litigation from inception through trial.
Since 2007, Jeena has used her prior insurance defense experience in representing New York State Healthcare Providers and the patients they treat in the areas of personal injury, no-fault, and worker's compensation collections.
4:24 you’re not going to have a brick-and-mortar practice
7:05 the younger generations don’t need to be face-to-face
12:33 go where you’re needed
16:32 I consider myself lucky
20:52 people will be happier where they work
24:39 you may not remember exactly what happens
29:01 this accident gave me a perspective
34:58 times have just changed dramatically
38:24 shut it all down
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Pamela Grady.
Grateful for the opportunity to serve the people and businesses of Madison Parish, Louisiana, and Warren County, Mississippi, Pamela co-founded Crews Grady PLLC in 2013 with the desire to empower her clients and her community. She utilizes her love of communication, technology, research, and planning to create successful outcomes for her clients and economic prosperity for her community.
She has a heart for public service and economic development and uses her relationships with her colleagues on the Bench and in the Bar in service of those causes. Committed to access to justice and to educating her clients, she is constantly searching for ways to utilize technology to reach those in need.
Pamela brings her background in agriculture and experience as an environmental and floodplain manager for the Department of Homeland Security to her real estate practice and is a licensed title insurance agent in the states of Louisiana and Mississippi. With offices ideally located in Madison Parish, Louisiana, and Warren County, Mississippi, her real estate practice often involves the purchase and sale of large agricultural and recreational tracts situated in both the states of Mississippi and Louisiana on the Mississippi River.
In addition to maintaining a real estate practice, Pamela has prosecuted and defended civil and criminal cases in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia in State Courts, Federal Courts, and before the American Arbitration Association.
Pamela and her husband, James "Bud" Grady, live in Madison Parish, Louisiana, where they are raising their two children, Wyatt and Genevieve.
4:33 federal judge in Texas
7:55 It’s been a real shift
12:34 you’re conducting yourself a certain way
16:19 you’ve got to be upfront with people
20:40 she’s a great partner
24:30 who is this person
29:05 you can take another step
34:17 yes ma’am
38:00 that was a fun game
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Lara Bazelon.
Lara is a law professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she directs the Criminal & Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinics and holds the Barnett Chair in Trial Advocacy.
Before that, she worked as a deputy federal public defender and the director of a Los Angeles-based innocence project. Along the way, she got married, had two children, divorced, and worked to create a different kind of family. Advocating for criminal defendants and writing about systemic breakdowns in courtrooms and in families have always felt interrelated and important.
So often, people stay within their silos, unaware of the rich possibilities for collaboration, support, and mutual understanding. Her writing seeks to break down those barriers and ask that her readers open their minds to unexpected—even unlikely—ways of thinking about problems that may not be so intractable after all.
To learn more, check out the profiles in MM LaFleur’s Lives with a Purpose and The Sun Magazine.
4:37 they're at great risk
7:24 it sparked a huge reaction
12:01 we’re choosing what to do
16:41 opening your mind
20:28 great lesson
24:21 missing a couple of hours, she was going to learn more
29:25 how do you look at these issues
34:40 turning that mirror on yourself
38:00 is it really anything such as too much information
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Meg Garavaglia.
Starting and growing Woven Legal has been both rewarding and challenging. Yet, it still pales compared to Meg’s most important work helping her son, Matt, who is now 23, arrive at a life of independence, pride in his accomplishments, and a network of support from his close friends and trusted professionals.
She recognized from Matt's extreme hyperactivity as a toddler that he was different. Still, she wasn’t prepared for the difficulties which lay ahead when in 3rd grade, he was diagnosed with ADHD and a Non-Verbal Learning Disorder. Additionally, Meg was told that he was "on the Asperger's side of the spectrum." These differences would profoundly affect his academic and social success over the next nine years, not to mention his self-esteem.
It, of course, also took a toll on her family, particularly her marriage - but she had amazing mentors who told her, "Don't quit before the miracle..." and she persevered. Looking back, Meg can clearly see the gifts she received from being Matt's mom. She is more patient (most moms are!), more FUN (not taking herself so seriously), and more accepting of others. And, perhaps most importantly, through serving as Matt's advocate, she was led to become absolutely unwilling to accept a FINAL answer as the FINAL answer when there's clearly a better way.
Meg believes Woven Legal may be the byproduct of that lesson. The legal industry has been a pressure cooker for years. The broken families and mental health issues that lay in its wake are no secret. There is a better, more balanced way for attorneys to work with top talent, and that's what Woven Legal does. They place high-caliber virtual legal professionals to support busy attorneys so they can focus on growing and leading their firms.
3:25 the science of making paper
7:27 no jerk policy
12:29 practice area alignment
16:52 such rockstars
20:50 learning lunchbox
24:38 all bets were off
29:07 personality plus
34:16 and everything in between
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Devon Moody-Graham.
Devon Moody-Graham is an international business strategist, consumer behavior specialist, and impact speaker with over 13 years of experience in new market expansion, marketing strategy, revenue stream creation, and business development.
She sees the desired end in mind for business owners and creates the roadmap to get there. Working with companies to gross over $4M+ in revenue and funding, she creates feasible revenue strategies to change the trajectory of a business’s life cycle.
3:40 flexibility
8:05 joy and self-care
12:11 these are the boundaries, and you are out of bounds
16:06 what type of life do you want
20:48 now I know how to do laundry
24:19 I have to walk in what I want to happen
29:21 it’s such a learning opportunity
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Heather Moulder.
Heather is a recovering lawyer who practiced in Big Law for over 18 years, made partner, and built a thriving ($2.5MM practice). And she did the latter while staying balanced and happy - but only after burning out and wondering why she’d ever wanted to be a lawyer in the first place. This shift occurred about 4 years into her legal practice, after hitting a mental brick wall and realizing that not everyone was so unhappy.
After looking around, she realized that there were key consistencies in people who were happily successful lawyers (as opposed to the typical near-burnout, never-happy, always drinking-from-a-fire-hose attorney). That's what convinced her to change law firms and build a values-based practice while leveraging her strengths.
This started with a mindset shift around how she defined success for herself (based on aligning to her values and what she put in and letting go of what other people thought of her). And slowly changed how she perceived not just what success meant to her but also who she was, how she showed up, and how she perceived her place in this world (as a lawyer, wife, mom, and person in general).
Fast forward a number of years, and Heather was a partner in BigLaw who was quite happy. Everything changed when she was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. She took almost 1 year off to be with her kids and fight that uphill battle (She was only 38 and her boys were 6 and 2 at the time). After coming back to work full-time, she tried hard to go "back to normal" (something she thinks a lot of people are doing now post-pandemic). And eventually realized she couldn't do that and had to figure out what her "new normal" would be.
Cancer and the journey she took had changed her. Heather needed to figure out how, and what that meant for her moving forward. It took several years to figure out, but eventually, this personal journey led her out of law and into coaching. She now helps lawyers build the practices they actually want. And it all started by helping them rewire their minds for resilience and confidence, reconnect to their values and realign around their priorities (while ditching stress, overthinking, and people-pleasing).
She does this both through mindset leadership coaching and business development coaching (which contains a fair bit of mindset coaching). Because real success - where you're actually happy and not just successful on paper - is created from within.
3:02 two boys
7:52 It’s scary
11:09 rewire your mind to think differently
15:06 things get in the way
20:13 I didn’t like who I was becoming
24:28 mine was a 9
29:56 we’re not supposed to make mistakes
36:07 choosing to be happy
40:28 you can fall off of that roller coaster
45:16 everybody who needs it isn’t ready for it
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Hillary Walsh.
Hillary’s first interaction with a lawyer was when she was being placed in state custody (foster care), and today she is an immigration lawyer who helps noncitizens get status based on abuse from their US citizen family members.
Hillary is the attorney and owner of New Frontier. More importantly, Hillary knows what it’s like to experience detainment personally. She understands the fear of being left to the hands of law enforcement officers. She understands the confusion of navigating the courts, the fear, and anxiety and is able to empathize with others. Her personal experience led her to pursue a career in law in her professional life in order to defend people who are vulnerable to what they do not know about the system. She’s been through it, and it’s her passion to protect people navigating Immigration Law in these harsh times today.
Additionally, Hillary is a mother of four, a military wife, a law professor, and an award-winning immigration lawyer. She has 10 years of experience winning appeals, hearings in Immigration Court and has represented appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court. You can feel assured that she will do everything within her legal means to help you or your loved one.
1:31 I got my teeth kicked in there
5:15 princess this or princess that
9:25 if you’re not on the same team
13:16 when our firm broke a million dollars
17:13 I do have a lot of endurance
21:16 to keep up with rockstars
25:37 it is what it is
29:29 always do your best
34:02 I want everything done yesterday
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Leora Maccabee.
Leora is a mom of 3 who is a partner at an award-winning #midlaw firm (of approximately 85 attorneys) in Minneapolis, building her business through relationships with women executives, in-house counsel, and businesses in various industries, including the medical device space. She is a thriver (not survivor) of divorce, and has channeled her personal story and lessons she has learned into pro bono work for low-income women seeking or responding to divorce and rebuilding their lives. Leora has been at her law firm for over 12 years and has established a track record as an effective but empathic litigator.
Leora Maccabee is a trial lawyer practicing primarily in the areas of general business, product liability, and trust and estate litigation. In the business and product liability litigation side of her practice, she prides herself on offering exceptional legal service to businesses—from multimillion-dollar companies to startups—facing conflicts and challenges that at minimum threaten to distract from the products they are selling and services they are providing to our community, and at maximum are bet-the-company matters.
Whether that means going to court, engaging in mediation, or conducting complex and large-scale written and deposition discovery and e-discovery to develop the factual record, she represents her clients aggressively, intelligently, and effectively, and with a keen eye toward their business needs.
As a trust and estate litigator, Leora partners with other attorneys in Maslon's Estate Planning Group to handle contested matters in probate courts, representing her clients in disputes regarding the obligations of fiduciaries such as trustees, executors, conservators, and guardians as well as the interpretation of testamentary instruments.
Leora was recognized as a 2016 40 Under 40 Honoree by Minneapolis/ St. Paul Business Journal, a 2015 Up & Coming Attorney by Minnesota Lawyer, and annually on the Rising Stars and Top Woman Attorney lists by Super Lawyers.
1:15 generalist litigator
5:45 very family friendly
9:40 there’s a very big difference
13:38 I can go about my day
18:20 it’s not sanitary
21:47 we have to be more vulnerable
27:30 as mentors to other women
31:27 we support the work you’re doing
35:20 you’re going to do best in the spaces that you’re happiest in
39:08 I do think it’s a dance
43:07 life work integration
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Sharon Christie.
Sharon Christie is a nurse, an attorney, and a business coach for women lawyers. As an attorney, she worked as an associate in a big law firm, a partner in a small personal injury firm, and then had her own solo practice for 16 years. She sold her law firm in 2021 to start Bold Women Lawyers.
She believes that lawyers are happiest when they do work that feeds their souls. That is why she created Bold Women Lawyers. Bold Women Lawyers helps women lawyers in solo and small firm practices build a profitable practice that they love. Sharon graduated with honors from the University of Virginia. She has a Master’s Degree in Nursing and Health Policy from the University of Maryland. She graduated magna cum laude from The University of Notre Dame Law School.
1:48 it’s about time
4:22 coaching and business strategy
8:01 mini intensive
12:46 clear the clutter out of your head
16:05 you don’t need to be that superstar
20:06 not everyone is our ideal client
24:35 people remember how you treated them
28:56 what are the biggest burning issues
32:32 understanding the process
36:14 excellence, compassion, and integrity
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Andrea Gellen.
Andrea brings humor, creativity, and a lot of sarcasm to the table. She is new to this and has been solo for about 1 year and 10 months. Her business recently expanded, and she is in the process of buying a commercial space. She also brings a fresh perspective. Her work and clients bring a lot of joy- it's a type of fulfillment she doesn’t get from her marriage or her children.
She is an attorney who practices in Poughkeepsie, New York, and throughout the Hudson Valley. Prior to opening her own practice, she was employed as an associate at local law firms where she practiced in the areas of Elder Law, Estate Planning, Education Law, and Landlord/Tenant litigation.
Andrea regularly lectures on topics pertaining to education law, Medicaid planning, Estate Planning, and updates to the landlord/tenant laws. She has litigated in local, state, and federal court on behalf of clients as well as in multiple administrative forums.
She chose to open her own practice so that she could provide each client with the personalized attention they deserve and so she could draft custom retainer agreements for her clients to accommodate their needs and financial circumstances. When you retain Gellen Law, you can feel confident that Andrea personally will attend to your file. That you will hear her voice on the other side of the phone, not a recording or a paralegal. She works tirelessly for her clients - your goals are her goals. Your triumphs are her triumphs.
Andrea resides in Poughkeepsie, New York with her husband, David, and their children, Isaac and Eleanor. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and hiking.
3:28 it’s the four of us
6:11 he doesn’t have immunity
9:42 they no longer require tests
12:24 my kids got Covid
15:31 the risk if you do x and the risk if you do y
19:26 I’m not in the revenge business
22:15 things money can’t buy
26:36 no controlling her
30:21 at different points in their lives
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie dives into thinking differently and accountability.
1:31 Jason Selk
4:12 get a hold of your thoughts
9:00 level of trust
Elise’s Tip: Check out Relentless Solution Focus: Train Your Mind to Conquer Stress, Pressure, and Underperformance by Jason Selk.
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Amber Russell.
Amber founded the Law Office of Amber Russell, PLLC, to help injured Texans all over the state get justice. Her passion for the law started at an early age, and she has worked with victims her entire adult life. While attending the University of Texas Law School, she worked with groups to serve victims of domestic and sexual violence as well as individuals alleging they were wrongfully convicted.
She’s been practicing law for 15 years. Amber started her career working for an international defense firm, before switching sides to represent individual plaintiffs. Since then, Amber has helped hundreds of clients who have been seriously injured, including victims of trucking and auto crashes.
2:55 opened here in Austin
6:30 starting my own firm
10:06 annual feedback process
14:08 multiple spreadsheets
18:52 50/50
23:03 what is our mission statement
27:06 there is a lot to learn
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Laura Hartnett.
Laura started her early career interning on Capitol Hill and working for federal agencies while completing a Master’s in Public Policy, then became a management consultant advising federal agencies (IRS, the Pentagon, SSA) on how to be cheaper, better, and faster. Her friends didn't understand what she did, so they assumed she was a spy.
While she loved her job, she was sick of developing PowerPoints and missed writing in full sentences. She then went to law school and became a litigator. She recognized that while full sentences are helpful, sometimes clients need a digest, bullet points, and even a chart to understand the legal issue better.
Her first child was born, and BigLaw was draining. She joined the in-house counsel team at a Fortune 100 insurance company. Working directly with business clients, she saw even more that full sentences (and full memos) verged on uselessness. At the same time, she trained with her clients in design thinking - how do we provide services to humans, accepting them and operating first and foremost that the recipients of our services are humans?
It's a novel and revolutionary idea in the legal field. To her, it means developing an understanding of each of our clients, deliberating about the possible ways to be their legal expert, and delivering in new and different ways that delight clients.
She set out and formed a company with the mission of making lawyering better using these skills. She does not want women, minorities, and other marginalized groups leaving the practice of law. She wants them to ascend into legal leadership positions, and she recognizes that we're not going to get ahead practicing law the way that our largely white male predecessors did 50 years ago.
That's where she is committed to getting this work out there - teaching how to better communicate and connect with clients in ways that work better for lawyers and everyone involved.
2:35 cheaper, better, faster
6:27 body-positive messages
10:32 you’re serving a person
13:12 empathy
18:10 do it in bite-size pieces
22:01 do you delight in delivering these services
27:07 experiential people connections
30:00 giftology
34:58 you need all those perspectives together
38:02 authenticity
43:49 part of the solution
47:22 I became the spy
50:23 coming out with this mindset
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Zaira Solano.
Zaira earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Georgia College & State University. While earning her degree, she worked in the office of a solo practitioner in the metro Atlanta area. She gained valuable, hands-on experience in family law, criminal law, and worker’s compensation law prior to her legal education.
She worked for several firms throughout the Atlanta area while earning her law degree at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. Zaira discovered her passion for immigration during law school. Later in her training, she clerked at an immigration firm in Atlanta, Georgia. She also worked in the Fulton County Public Defender’s Office in the Complex Case Division.
In 2011, Zaira founded Solano Law Firm with a focus on immigration law to serve the Latino community. She believes in providing honest representation and educating clients throughout the process.
3:09 founded the firm in Atlanta
8:02 I have a kickass nanny
12:48 different experience
16:38 for my moms at the firm
20:16 the single parents
24:41 we will figure it out
29:10 being flexible enough
34:28 the mom guilt kicks in
38:23 some weight off my shoulders
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Victoria Collier.
Victoria is a two-lawyer married couple (both women) who had twins. Her wife (ADA) stopped working to be the primary home caregiver while she (law firm owner) became the sole financial support. 19 years later, while still with minor children, Victoria sold her law firm and "started over". So many say they "can't" because of the children; she says "I must" because of the children. Credentials: attorney, entrepreneur, published author, coach, advisor, speaker, mom, veteran, and a latch key kid who's now taking care of her parents (classic sandwich generation).
Victoria Collier opened her own law firm straight out of law school, building from the experience she obtained as a paralegal in the Air Force and in the private sector. Although Victoria’s niche was in Elder Law Estate Planning, she created a niche within that niche by being the first to teach Veterans Benefits for Seniors to elder law attorneys across the nation. In addition, Victoria co-owned a multi-million dollar company coaching other estate and elder law attorneys on how to build and scale their law firms.
She owned and operated her law firm for 19 years before she sold it in 2020. Prior to the sale, Victoria maintained average gross revenues between $1 - $1.5 million dollars for five consecutive years. Victoria currently co-owns another multi-million dollar business that helps Veterans, as well as owning a consulting firm and a Hemp Farm and CBD oil business. She has previously owned an insurance firm, publishing company, and a real estate business.
Victoria has completed an extensive study on the valuation, purchase, merger, and sale of businesses, including obtaining her Certified Exit Planning Advisor designation.
While all the other business coaches are offering to help you “build and grow” your business, Victoria focuses on helping you either Love your business or Leave your business and Walk Away Happy.
Victoria loved her business and the clients she served. And then she didn’t. She knew she had a choice to either fall back in love with it or sell it to someone else. She decided to sell it to someone else (when you get the chance, ask her why she chose that option). Victoria spent three years positioning her law firm to sell it. Then, when the decision was made to sell, it took less than 90 days to find the buyer, draft the legal documents, and close.
Victoria now spends a great deal of her time with her children on the farm (as well as in the city where they still live and go to school), building her CBD business, and coaching attorneys on positioning their firms to either support its owner the right way or allow the owner to sell it and feel good walking away.
3:35 emotional intelligence
6:32 elder law and estate planning
10:06 the first 30 days
14:12 if we’re truly going to walk away
18:21 Let them have their own failures
23:27 love it or leave it
27:46 find me a buyer
31:43 who you listen to
36:01 the hemp
40:38 I do the coaching for lawyers
45:10 whichever way they go
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Jennifer Gore-Cuthbert.
Jennifer is passionate about entrepreneurship, especially women entrepreneurs. She is passionate about growing and scaling up businesses to 7 and 8 figures. She believes in living life to your maximum potential, personally, professionally, and financially. She is passionate about intentional parenting and the raising of independent and purpose-driven children.
Jennifer believes in being a lifelong learner. She loves fitness and is very goal-driven. She has built multiple 7 figure law firms and is in the process of building an 8 figure law firm. Jennifer also coaches women entrepreneurs to step into their greatness by vision boarding, learning to delegate, hiring, becoming a greater leader, and letting go of mom or women's guilt.
3:21 more support
7:11 my boss stole my identity
12:03 being intuitive
14:58 exposed to mom guilt
20:46 I hired a parenting coach
25:32 associate it with their mom doing it
29:26 letting a little bit go of that control
35:01 why are you doing it
38:33 creating a system
43:38 self-coaching
47:08 mindset
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Nicole Loughlin.
Nicole has an entirely virtual law firm, Loughlin Law P.A. where she practices estate planning, probate administration, and personal injury in Florida. She is a solo attorney with four support staff members, three years in business, multiple six figures in revenue, a lot of systems and automation, and a profit first from the beginning. Nicole is a mom of 3 (one just born last month), room/PTA parent involved, Disney pass holder, and peloton enthusiast.
3:46 waitlisted at Stetson
6:59 estate planning and personal injury
11:58 managing your own firm
14:09 scheduling is everything
17:01 build out systems
22:45 enjoy the business side of practice
26:20 Star Wars and Marvel
30:29 remember when you used to wish for this
36:18 a life bucket of learning still to do
41:37 the possibility of where I’m going to take us next
45:41 scheduled the whole thing out
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Geannina Burgos.
Geannina Burgos is a first-generation (born in Chile), second-career attorney (previously in the non-profit arts education sector, and a classically-trained dancer). She went to law school part-time in the evening (started when her daughter was 6 months old) while working during the day. She is a partner at a plaintiff's disability insurance & ERISA firm, adjunct law professor, and serves on local non-profit/government arts boards.
3:29 it takes a village
7:34 thought process and emotion
11:18 dynamics
14:08 collaborative culture
18:10 collaboration not competition
21:49 disability close to my family
24:45 once a dancer always a dancer
28:15 art is in my heart
33:39 understand what you’re offering
37:14 maximum mom magic
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Angela Barker.
As a black, immigrant woman who started her law career as a single parent, Angela shares her unique perspective on how you can use your strength to find success in your personal and professional life.
Angela Barker’s role is to assist clients to prepare for and transition through various life stages, including pre-nuptial agreements in anticipation of marriage, advice, and counsel to clients considering a separation or divorce, and if necessary, representing clients in divorce negotiations and court proceedings. As a family lawyer, she supports her clients in seeking a fair and equitable distribution of assets created during the course of marriage, including a fair award of alimony/maintenance and support.
3:56 moot court
6:24 practicing family law
9:27 practice litigation the right way
12:06 quality of judges
15:35 mandated mediation
19:00 road to independence
25:00 the bar exam
28:52 trip to Ghana
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie dives into different topics coming off the Maximum Lawyer Mastermind in Scottsdale, Arizona, including various resources and books. She also explains how you, as a law firm owner, can benefit from things like the Guild, where many robust conversations happen on the daily.
2:37 traction
4:34 become clear on core values
8:39 gender equity
12:08 find your unicorn space
15:13 simple numbers, big profits
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Laura Chipman.
Laura Chipman is a marketing & privacy attorney and life coach for lawyers. As a coach, she helps women lawyers live and practice intentionally. As a lawyer, she takes pride in empowering her clients with practical and creative solutions to legal challenges. Laura is also a mom to two boys and lives with her family in a 200-year-old farmhouse in rural North Carolina. You can find more about her story ont her website and chat with her on LinkedIn.
3:35 coaching
9:05 leading the life you want
15:04 how to do less
21:05 distinct business
24:21 clarity of a vision
30:15 making it a successful year
36:34 being grateful
42:00 space to daydream
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Being a Mom and Special Ed Attorney with Frances Shefter
This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie joined Frances Shefter.
Frances started her professional career as a regular education teacher. She always had an interest in special education and decided to obtain her master's in special education. After 7 years in the classroom, she became the special education coordinator at an alternative middle and high school. After 2 years in that position, Frances realized that she was not making the difference she wanted to make. Having always been interested in law, her next natural step was law school. After a stint in Florida practicing family law, she moved back to the Maryland area. Frances was a contract attorney in DC when she learned about DC Superior Court's CCAN panel. On her second attempt, she was accepted on the panel as a special education attorney. Around the same time, she met her now husband. Shortly after she got married, they started fertility treatment and she stopped being a contract attorney and started focusing on her law firm. She had her first daughter and continued building her firm while being a new mommy. 2 years later, she got baby fever and was back at the fertility clinic getting pregnant with her second daughter. She moved her office out of the house and into an actual office. Her special education law firm is now growing to help more families have a Stress-Free IEP experience while still being present as a mommy for her daughters.
4:40 the juggle is real
11:30 navigating SpEd services
10:50 Zoom school impact
18:03 kids and their strengths
21:53 mom guilt
25:07 quality time
29:36 life fulfillment
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Erin Lecocq. Erin started law school when her daughter was 7 weeks old. Her husband at the time called law school "a hobby," so she was lucky to find support in friends she met at school. She stayed home with her baby during the day and went to class at night. Three and a half years later, she graduated law school cum laude with her daughter holding her hand. During her last year in school, she took a clinic helping incarcerated parents with their child welfare cases and knew immediately that was the kind of law she wanted to practice. A friend and Erin started a firm so they could get a contract with the Office of Public Defense, and learned more and worked harder during that time than she thought possible. It was also during this time that her marriage fell apart, and because she was told she "chose her career over her child," she ended up having to leave the job she loved to follow her ex and her daughter to New Mexico so she could have 50/50 custody. After the stress of that time, she decided she needed a break from child welfare, and ended up working for the NM Office of the Attorney General doing civil litigation where she gets to practice in state and federal court, and in the courts of appeals. She loves the new challenges that come with this work, and is thrilled she gets to spend so much time with her (now 9 year-old!!) daughter.
7:33 finding time for creative outlets
9:45 incarcerated parents
10:50 starting a firm to get a contract
18:08 inequity
20:28 vicarious trauma
25:30 an empty cup
28:35 injustice
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Jennifer Hargrave and talk all things grief, teens and self-reflection.
Jennifer is the owner of Hargrave Family Law . She helps good people end broken marriages. When facing divorce, people need to know they have options. Divorce does not have to end in disaster. The best divorces are ones where both partners are empowered to make decisions - not where fear is the operating force. Building a business is very similar.
Jennifer recently lost her mother to cancer. She died four months from the date of diagnosis. Walking through this period of tremendous personal loss has strengthened her fortitude to help people find the blessings in the midst of very dark circumstances.
3:20 the teen years
10:50 having other things to fill you up
16:32 opportunity for growth
18:25 when your responsibilities shift
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Laura Kelley.
Laura is an immigration attorney and professional certified coach. She helps attorneys prevent and recover from burnout. She helps attorneys find joy, harmony and balance in their practices and lives.
2:39 your passion
6:22 radical ownership
10:55 our thoughts about our circumstances
16:00 truth bombs
20:33 false pleasures
26:54 failure is required
31:35 wind down time
42:30 you don’t have to do this
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Stacey Brown Randall.
Stacey Brown Randall is the multiple award-winning author of Generating Business Referrals Without Asking, host of the Roadmap to Grow Your Business podcast and national speaker.
She has had the privilege of helping well-known corporations and franchises, but her focus is on small business owners, solopreneurs and sales professionals.
Stacey’s programs are uniquely tailored to help you take control of your referrals, your client experience and crush your goals.
Stacey has been featured in national publications like Entrepreneur magazine, Investor Business Daily, Forbes, CEO World, Fox News and more.
She received her Master’s in Organizational Communication and is married with three kids.
7:45 ignoring the gain
8:17 referral ninja
10:42 just try
11:50 referrals without asking
19:30 tracking networking
20:30 data is a starting point
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Shivanii Ray.
Shivanii is an International Speaker and Gamification Expert, who uses her worldly experiences to inspire others to live life outside the box and on their own terms. When she was 10, after her family was forced out of the US due to immigration issues, she spent 5 years travelling around the world. Growing up globally, Shivanii was able to learn on her own terms which led her to become a certified NLP Practitioner and a certified Scuba Diver both by the age 12.
The Global Face and Community Champion of FUNancial Freedom, Shivanii now helps kids and teens become financially smart. After realising the standard education system often falls short when teaching children things like financial literacy and mindset tools, she now helps kids and teens fill in the gaps and thrive in these areas.
Shivanii emceed her first event at age 8 for 2,500 people and has since spoken at numerous entrepreneurial events across 4 continents, even sharing the stage with the legendary Les Brown. For her expertise, she has been featured on Good Morning America, NBC, FOX, ABC, and several international newspapers and magazines.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Alycia Kinchloe. Alycia manages a law firm and other small businesses while raising three sons with my husband. My unique business ownership experience provides a different perspective on management, goal setting, and work-life "balance."
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Corinne Cantwell Heggie. Corinne is a principal of Wochner Law Firm LLC in Northbrook, Illinois. Corinne safeguards individuals from taxes, legal battles, and asset loss with estate planning. Corinne will appear in probate court if beneficiaries are not named by a decedent.
Corinne is the immediate past President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. Under Corinne’s leadership, WBAI forged unprecedented partnerships with state and national bar associations, the judiciary and government offices to commemorate the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution that provided women the right to vote. Corinne is currently serving the North Suburban Bar Association as a member of its Board of Directors. Corinne is a merit badge counselor for Boy Scout Troop 156 and parent board member for Glenview Junior Titans Football.
Corinne and her husband and law partner John are raising three sons in the northern suburbs of Chicago where the family is active in scouting, sports and ministries that support women and children in crisis through Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Amany Ragab Hacking. Amany practices immigration law full time at Hacking Immigration Law, LLC. She is the Chief Operations Officer. From 2007 to 2016, she was an Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Supervisor of the Externship Clinic at Saint Louis University School of Law. She also taught Immigration Law and an Islamic Law Seminar. She teaches as an adjunct professor at Washington University School of Law. She is a mom of 4.
3:53 it’s not a straight line
10:15 family dynamics
22:02 you can always do the right thing
25:57 law practice operations
45:26 letting go
47:06 be kind to yourself
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Sonya Sigler. Sonya is a mom of three man boys (ages 23, 21, and 19). She had a 25 year in-house career and has learned a lot in that time - about being a mother, a professional, and a better human! She wrote down the career advice into two books WELCOME to the Next Level and What's Next for My Career? She has so many ideas, that she’s not sure where to start in terms of sharing them with everyone. You can see a recent article she wrote on self-care and how it can help keep you out of burnout-land.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Rachael Ardanuy
Rachael moved across the country in 2015 from FL to CO and switched practice areas from family law, estate planning, probate and guardianship to cannabis business law, a new and niche, risky practice area. She worked for another firm until she had her first kid in 11/16 and quickly found it couldn't make ends meet, so she left that firm, went solo, and had cultivated enough relationships that a few clients came with to her. Have grown the firm since then, had a surprise baby 11 months after going solo, and went from solo to a team of 6 during the pandemic. She also teaches jazzercise on the side.
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Michelle was a former partner at Wyatt Tarrant & Combs, serving on the Intellectual Property Protection & Litigation Service team. Michelle brings her years of experience and skill to managing her client’s brands, protecting client’s rights of publicity, and drafting and negotiating complex technology agreements.
In addition to her law practice, Michelle is the founder and president of the national nonprofit organization MothersEsquire, which has more than 5,000 members and advocates for gender equity, motherhood, and caregiver issues. She was recently appointed to the ABA Presidential Commission on Women. Michelle also serves as an adjunct professor of Gender Law & Policy at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law.
In 2018, she was selected as the recipient of the Kentucky Bar Association’s Nathaniel R. Harper Award for promoting diversity in the profession, and as the Women Lawyers Association of Jefferson County Member of the Year for her work for gender equality, and in Nov. 2019, she was recognized as one of the 100 Women Who Inspire Us by the ABA’s Women in Litigation Conference.
Michelle speaks frequently on issues of gender equity in the profession, including presenting oral arguments before the Florida Supreme Court in Aug. 2019 on a gender equity rule change. Michelle was the keynote speaker for the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Women Lawyers of Jefferson County and the 2020 ABA Women of Legal Tech Summit. She serves on numerous diversity committees, and she is also the author of the children's book, My Mom, the Lawyer, published in Nov. 2019. All proceeds of the book go to MothersEsquire to support its advocacy initiatives.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Kristin Little, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Collaborative Divorce Child Specialist and has provided therapy for children and families for 20 plus years.
She is the contributing author of "The Coparenting Handbook" with Collaborative Divorce Coach Karen Bonnell and the Author of “No More Us; Navigating a Divorce or Separation You Didn’t Want”. She is also an active member and certified trainer for the International Association of Collaborative Professionals and serves as a board member of King County Collaborative Law.
Her work as a Child Specialist, emphasizes the benefits of supporting parents in creating child-centered solutions in divorce and post divorce co-parenting support to create safe, positive, and resilient two-home families. In addition to her work in divorce, Kristin maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Seattle.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Iffy Ibekwe! Iffy is an estate planning attorney evangelist for intergenerational wealth transfer and legacy building with effective wills and trusts. She activates intentional women so they can take agency over their lives and build impactful legacies.
As a Black businesswoman and attorney, she is not your garden-variety estate planning attorney. She wishes to provide services to those who her area of the law has historically ignored. Being a unicorn does not mean she only serves people of color and/or women, but it does mean she actively seeks to serve this demographic.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie talks about sending her 6th and final kid off to college, how as mother’s we’re so hard on ourselves, and reminds us to not forget to follow your passion.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins Eve Rodsky as they discuss Fair Play, Unicorn Space and everything in between.
Eve Rodsky is working to change society one partnership at a time by coming up with a new 21st century solution to an age-old problem: women shouldering the brunt of childrearing and domestic life responsibilities regardless of whether they work outside the home.
In her New York Times bestselling book FAIR PLAY, she uses her Harvard Law School training and years of organizational management experience to create a life-management system to help couples both rebalance all of the work it takes to run a home and reimagine their relationship, time and purpose.
Eve Rodsky received her B.A. in economics and anthropology from the University of Michigan, and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. After working in foundation management at J.P. Morgan, she founded the Philanthropy Advisory Group to advise high-net worth families and charitable foundations on best practices for harmonious operations, governance and disposition of funds. In her work with hundreds of families over a decade, she realized that her expertise in family mediation, strategy, and organizational management could be applied to a problem closer to home – a system for couples seeking balance, efficiency, and peace in their home. Rodsky was born and raised by a single mom in New York City and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their three children.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins Ali Smedley.
One of South Jersey’s leading matrimonial lawyers, AllynMarie (Ali) Smedley, Esq., has focused her practice solely in the area of family law, including divorce, pre- and post-marital agreements, support and alimony, child support and custody, college contribution matters, spousal support, grandparent visitation, equitable distribution, paternity determinations, parenting time, domestic violence, non-traditional family law, settlement negotiations, wills and adoptions. She also handles family law matters requiring Appellate Division review.
Ms. Smedley joined Trace Jenkins in 2006 and became a partner in the firm in January 2014. She founded Smedley & Lis in October 2015 and launched the Smedley Law Group in December 2019. As a capable litigator and negotiator, she brings a new energy and vision to the firm, while still focusing on its core values of achieving realistic and practical outcomes for clients. Prior to joining Trace Jenkins in 2006, Ms. Smedley clerked for the Honorable Harold U. Johnson, Jr., P.J.F.P., Chancery Division, Family Part in Cumberland County where she received valuable training in the workings of the New Jersey Judiciary that continues to benefit her clients to this day.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins Carol Williams, the founder of Williams Immigration LLC, a boutique immigration law firm.
Carol is a former Adjudications Officer at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and focused on policy issues at its headquarters in Washington, DC. As a result, she provides added insight to the agency practices when working with clients. For over 20 years Carol has worked extensively with companies of all sizes, from start-ups to multinational companies, as well as individuals trying to live and work in the USA.
Carol can be reached at carol@clwimmigration.com
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins Brooke Lively and Pam Meissner of Cathedral Capital.
Brooke Lively is the Founder of Cathedral Capital, a team of CFO’s and Profitability Strategists who help entrepreneurs turn their businesses into profitable companies. With expertise in growth management, creative problem solving and profitability strategy, Brooke has been featured in international media including Forbes, CNBC, and US News and World Report.
Pam is a unicorn of sorts. She is a CPA by schooling and experience and then she took the road less traveled. She worked for Large Accounting Firms, Multinational Corporations and Entrepreneur entities. In a career that spanned many decades, she has been a CPA, CFO, COO, CEO, StayAtHome mom, retiree and now a Coach of sorts. She worked in several countries in several continents. Pam hails from the best Fort Ever – Fort Wayne, IN. While she didn’t grow up here, she is a Hoosier through and thru.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins real estate guru Jennifer Nelson.
Jennifer has been at this for 18 years now! Real estating is dynamic, it is always changing and the needs of clients are always changing. Jennifer gets jazzed to continue to learn and grow as my clients' needs change and grow. She comes from a background of education and has the pleasure of incorporating that into what she does. She gets to teach brokers about this business and it sharpens her while she’s doing it. Real estate asks of you that you put ego aside and work for someone else’s benefit.
Jennifer feels proud that she gets the opportunity to practice being a better human and use her ever growing skillset to make the experience of buying and selling with her a great one.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins Sara Frasca.
With the curiosity of Galileo and the tenacity of a street fighter, Sara Frasca is an innovation and business growth expert. Honing her skills at senior leadership roles in both Corporate America and the world of startups, Sara now serves as Chief Marketing Officer for Fireproof, a global business coaching firm. She helps leading organizations cultivate human imagination, build a culture of accountability, and solve complex problems to drive business growth. Sara is the go-to resource for leaders seeking competitive advantage and sustainable success by harnessing alignment, marketing and data.
Previously Sara spent 13 years at General Mills in multiple leadership roles. She was also an account director at the interactive agency ePrize, leading the forefront of digital transformation for Fortune 500 brands. Sara is the founder and proud owner of Trasca & Co. Eatery, and was named the 2017 Female Entrepreneur of the Year in Jacksonville, Florida.
Sara’s restaurant and speaking.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins her integrator Kathryn Silk.
Kathryn is an experienced family law attorney with a passion for the collaborative approach. After graduating from the University of Washington School of Law in 2010, she moved to Wenatchee where she practiced law, was on the board of the Domestic and Sexual Violence Center, served as the President of the local Young Lawyers Division, and volunteered for Attorney Services in family law. She has a history working at Family Law CASA in King County and at the King County Bar Association Family Law Neighborhood Clinic.
Most recently, she practiced family law at the Ivy Law Group before joining Elise Buie Family Law Group in October, 2016. Kathryn
Silk has extensive trial and courtroom experience, but understands that the best approach often requires taking the decision making power out of the hands of the bureaucracy and placing it back into the hands of her clients. She is trained in mediation and negotiation, and holds a mediation skills certificate from the University of Washington School of Law. Kathryn strives for an outcome that will work best for all parties involved. She believes strongly in working with her clients to educate them about the legal process and empower them in making the best decisions for their future.
In her free time, Kathryn Silk chases after her two wild young daughters and rides horses. She enjoys travel: she has lived abroad in France and Argentina and traveled extensively in Europe and South America. She loves cooking, gardening, yoga, running half-marathons, hiking with her Britney Spaniel, drinking copious amounts of tea, and spending time at her parent's farmhouse on Vashon Island.
For more information about Kathryn Silk, you can visit her on Avvo or LinkedIn.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins Sophya Raza and Stephanie Jones.
Sophya Raza is a Founding Member of Raza and Jones in St. Louis. Sohpya had wanted to be a lawyer ever since she drafted a contract at the age of 12 for her mom and sister to sign involving her sister’s desire for a perm. It was this first instance of helping two individuals resolve their dispute in a fair manner that hooked her. She has focused her practice solely on family law since graduating law school in 2002.
Stephanie Jones of Raza and Jones, came to a career in law a little bit later than most. She didn’t grow up saying she wanted to be an attorney like a lot of her colleagues. She wanted to be a psychologist and help people. But looking back now, a legal career was always there. She negotiated her first "contract" with her parents her senior year in high school when she presented them a detailed PowerPoint presentation as to why she should no longer be required to have a curfew. In fifth grade, she won an award for "most questions asked." Looking back now, it was clear that becoming an attorney was unavoidable.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins Renée Bauer.
Ms. Renée Bauer is an award-winning divorce attorney, published author, and founder of the family law firm, Bauer Law Group.
Renée’s insights are sought after by local, national and international media outlets, podcasts, and conferences where she speaks on co-parenting, blended family dynamics, relationships, and the art of reinvention. As an accomplished litigator, she boldly educates and inspires women to reclaim their right to happiness through her online course, the d∙course and podcast, Happy Even After.
Despite being a self-proclaimed introvert, Renée believes doing uncomfortable and hard things is something we all have the capacity to breathe though. Her need to share her message is greater than her fear of speaking in crowds. Stay tuned because being on stage as a Tedx speaker is on her short “to do” list even if she is going to have to take lots of deep breaths for that one.
Once private and reserved, Renée has stripped away the photo filters to talk candidly about the shame and guilt most women feel in their lives so they can find their own version of Happy Even After
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins her associate Andrea Seymoure.
Andrea's extensive family law practice focuses on all aspects of family law including dissolutions, legal separations, division of assets/liabilities, parentage, child support, post-decree enforcement and modifications, and domestic violence, primarily in King and Snohomish counties.
Andrea grew up in the Pacific Northwest and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies from the University of Washington in 2008 and her Juris Doctorate from the Seattle University School of Law in 2012. During law school, she served as a law clerk for the Federal Trade Commission in Seattle and the United States Attorneys' Office in Boise, Idaho. Andrea regularly volunteers as a pro bono attorney for the Eastside Legal Assistance Program serving low-income clients in family law matters and has done so since 2013.
Outside of work, Andrea enjoys traveling, yoga, cooking, gardening, trying out the latest fad workout and spending time with her seven-year-old daughter.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins Brita Long.
For over 22 years Brita practiced law and saw how people’s lives, including other attorneys, were negatively affected by complexity, a lack of purpose and a miss match between what they said was important in their life vs what their behavior showed was important in their life.
Brita herself struggled for many years to create a life that fit her and that she loved. A life of being honest with herself (or at least giving it a good go), valuing herself and her work, and being true to herself.
She now teaches and coaches other attorneys on how they too can identify and then reduce or eliminate the thought patterns, and behavior that is getting in their way and preventing them from living the life they truly want to live.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins Claire Parsons, a Member at Adams Law, PLLC in the Cincinnati area.
Claire is a skilled local government attorney and litigator, a best-selling author, a recognized advocate for lawyer-moms and women professionals, and the mom of two adorable but admittedly unruly girls.
Claire relies on her mindfulness practice to balance these roles and her passion for the subject led her to write and speak on mindfulness extensively, obtain a meditation teacher certification, and found the Brilliant Legal Mind blog, which offers practical information about mindfulness meditation for lawyers and professionals.
You can connect with Claire on LinkedIn or check out her blog.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins Amy M. Gardner, a certified Career and Career Transitions Coach and Team Development and Leadership Consultant with Apochromatik.
Amy coaches lawyers and other professionals one-on-one, in small group masterminds, and delivers workshops for employers. Her work draws on her unique experience as dean of students at the University of Chicago Law School and a successful career practicing law, first as a Skadden litigation associate and later as an associate and then partner at a mid-size Chicago firm.
She received her B.A. from Luther College, her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, and her M.A. in Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University. Her career and goal achievement advice has been featured in media including ABA publications, Bustle, Corporette, Glassdoor, Health, Monster, NBC, and Women's Running magazine.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins Natalie Norfus! An attorney turned HR/DEI CEO - The Norfus Firm.
Natalie is a creative and proven problem solver with over 15 years of experience counseling employers on diversity & HR strategies, compliance, and litigation. Natalie has worked with global employers in various industries including quick services restaurants, manufacturing, financial services, and healthcare. Natalie firmly believes that there is no “one size fits all” approach to HR and diversity strategies. Having come from a diverse upbringing and worked with employers across the globe, Natalie draws on her varied experiences to customize strategies that are unique to an organization.
Having earned her bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from American University and her law degree from The George Washington University Law School, Natalie understands the value of a well-rounded education. As a result, Natalie is passionate about supporting mentoring and educational opportunities for underserved youth. She currently serves on the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami, which is one of the first chapters in the United States to both own its own facility and provide direct services to underserved youth.
On a personal note, Natalie lives in Miami, FL and is an avid landscape photographer who loves almost any outdoor activity along with creative writing.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins Théda Page! In 2002 Théda opened The Page Law Firm, which focuses on bankruptcy and family law.
Ms. Page began her career in 1986 representing debtors in consumer and business bankruptcies with a boutique law firm in Dallas and then with a sole member firm.
In 1988 Ms. Page joined J. C. Penney Company, Inc. in the corporate legal department where she developed and implemented a consumer bankruptcy rights enforcement project for the company’s credit service centers and represented the company in bankruptcy courts across the country. She also worked in the area of trade regulation ensuring the company’s compliance with applicable state and federal laws, as well as in the area of securities regulation.
In 1997 Ms. Page expanded her career in the corporate arena when she was named Manager of Public Relations for JCPenney where she was responsible for the development, implementation and coordination of strategies with respect to the company’s media communications programs, including executive speech writing and event marketing. Ms. Page was named Director of Corporate Media Relations for Sabre Holdings Corporation in Fort Worth in 1999 and subsequently named Director of Worldwide Media Relations for Sabre.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joins Angela Hansen and they discuss the Sandwich Generation!
Angela H. Hansen is the owner of Hansen Legal & Mediation Services, P.C. in Rockville, Maryland. Angela brings 30+ years of experience in advocacy and conflict resolution to her firm and unapologetically provides clients with clear direction throughout their entire time under her care and counsel. Her experience and clientele are intentional and expansive, servicing marginalized and disenfranchised groups such as those suffering from chronic mental illness, substance abuse, and victims of spousal abuse. She also has obtained final protective orders, thereby removing emotionally, verbally, and abusive partners from the family home and opening the door to resolution and healing. Angela’s sustained commitment extends beyond a verdict as she pursues innovative solutions toward post-divorce success in her varied cases. Her courage and tenacity have led to success against “Big Law” firms in hard to win cases such as child custody relocation cases and acquiring indefinite alimony for women and men who have been the economically disadvantaged spouses.
Angela recently completed her one-year term on the Montgomery County Local Pro Bono Committee after she was nominated by the former head of the county Legal Aid and installed by the Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court. Above all, Angela values her faith and family, which motivates her to ensure that her clients, too, have healthy and secure family environments. Angela and her husband, Steven, understand the complexities of family diversity and are the proud parents of three adopted children, ages 29, 27 and 5 who inspire her advocacy for change.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Jasmin Haley!
Jasmin Haley is an award-winning national speaker, podcaster, and pro educator. Almost 8 years ago, the woman you see today did not exist. Her passion and brilliance were simmered down to non-existence because she opted to play small and live her life in fear. She came to the realization it was time for a change. It was time to LIVE her life, to FACE her fears, to take CARE of herself, and to NURTURE the Queen within. She took her side-hustle and created a 6-figure business. She helps entrepreneurial women do the same while also conquering their fear, doubt, and overwhelm that often plague many entrepreneurs. She can be contacted at btpevents@beyondtheprophy.com.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined her team member Amy Carei.
Amy comes from humble beginnings. She was the first person in her extended family to go to college, let alone attend law school. Raised by a single mother with limited means, Amy understands the importance of family and the value of a dollar. She takes neither for granted in her law practice.
Amy prides herself on being a genuine and approachable person first and a lawyer second. She takes time to understand what her clients are going through and has a knack for explaining complicated legal processes in plain English.
She believes that true collaboration leads to the best legal outcomes. Amy's approach to law is that she sees herself as the navigator and the client as the pilot. She feels this way because, while she may be the expert when it comes to the legal process, the client remains the authority about what is best for their life.
Amy has significant experience representing clients in times of crisis. Before transitioning to private practice, she worked for an agency that was dedicated to helping survivors of domestic violence. She is passionate about providing families with opportunities to create safer, more stable lives.
A fifth-generation Washingtonian, Amy lives in Tacoma with her spouse, her three children, and two dogs – a Newfoundland named Huxley and a St. Bernard named Ellie. The family enjoys cooking, gardening, and hiking together. Amy's hobbies include remodeling her 1890's Craftsman house and restoring old Toyota hatchbacks.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Bunmi Emenanjo, an attorney with a biotechnology background.
Bunmi has a career that spans 17 years moving fluidly between the legal and biotechnology world. She started her career working in pharmaceutical litigation, before moving on to regulatory policy in emerging technology, such as synthetic biology and nanotechnology. She eventually made the transition to government ethics while working at the Food and Drug Administration.
While her current profession is as an ethics attorney, she continues to pursue her various passions. A mother to three Nigerian-American children, she created Atlas Book Club, a book subscription box company focused on globally diverse children's books, as part of her efforts to ensure that her children remain connected to their African heritage and continue to develop a global awareness through literature.
A student of authenticity and vulnerability, Bunmi studies the teachings of experts such as Brene Brown and Pema Chodron, incorporating these lessons into daily life. An avid reader and culture seeker, she believes that a curious mind, a yearning for constant learning, a fearless pursuit of your purpose, and an active practice of giving and gratitude are key to living your best life.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Billie Tarascio!
Attorney Billie Tarascio practices exclusively in divorce and family law in Arizona at the law firm she founded, Modern Law. Billie is a skilled practitioner, national speaker, podcast host of ‘Modern Divorce’, and law firm business consultant. She is also the author of Decode Your Divorce and a co author of Tiger Tactics, Powerful Strategies for Winning Attorneys.
This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Melissa Shanahan!
Melissa Shanahan founded Velocity Work after several years at a consulting firm focused on the growth of private practices all across the U.S. After coaching over 350 doctors, dentists, and lawyers - she chose to narrow her services to attorneys only and started Velocity Work.
The host of the Velocity Work podcast and an extremely effective coach for attorneys running their own firms, Melissa brings her A-game to everything she does. Her energy is infectious and the material she’s teaching will forever change how you think.
From mindset, to vision, to productivity, to tracking firm data, Velocity Work has helped hundreds of attorneys grow their firm on their terms.
Melissa lives in Denver where she and her husband (also an entrepreneur) are raising their sweet 1 year old son, Lachlan.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Drew Hickey! Drew has practiced law since 2010, in private practice and in-house as an attorney for a health system in Central Illinois.
She grew up in Decatur, Illinois and traveled out of state for school, attending Mary Baldwin College in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, living in DC between college and law school and working for Fried Frank law firm, and then moving to New Orleans for law school at Loyola University New Orleans before eventually moving home in 2010, passing the bar, and starting to practice.
She currently practices primarily in adoption, guardianship, and healthcare areas. She also serves on the Illinois Sixth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee and the Foundation Board of Directors for St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Drew finished her tenure as President of the Decatur Bar Association in July 2020. Previous board service includes the Children’s Museum of Illinois, the Decatur and Macon County Animal Shelter Foundation, and Growing Strong Sexual Assault Center. She currently lives in Forsyth, IL with my husband of nearly 5 years, Rob, our two daughters, Elizabeth, 2 and Audrey, 7 months, and our dogs Frank and Copper.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Karen Bonnell. Karen has over 30 years of experience working with couples and families facing transition, loss, growth and change. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Karen has been board certified and licensed as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner since 1982.
Karen’s work as a Collaborative Divorce Coach spurred her determination to write “The Co-Parenting Handbook” “ with Kristin Little, Child Specialist. Parents learn the best ways to support their children, strengthen their co-parenting, and discover the necessary tools to skillfully create a two-home family.
As a teacher, trainer, facilitator, Karen played an instrumental role in developing the year-long facilitator training program for the Compassionate Listening Project. As a certified Compassionate Listening trainer, Karen utilizes this heart-centered approach to authentic speaking and capable listening used around the world in high-conflict situations such as Israel/Palestine. Her deep listening skills make all the difference working with co-parent pairs in conflict as they find their way through the pain of divorce into a future with optimism.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Tahmina Watson, a nationally acclaimed immigration attorney and founder of Watson Immigration Law in Seattle, Washington, USA. Her practice focuses on business and investment immigration matters. She is also co-founder of Airport Lawyer, and the non-profit Washington Immigrant Defense Network (WIDEN).
Tahmina is a national spokesperson of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She also serves as the Chair of the Response Committee of the Washington Chapter AILA, as well as many other boards and organizations in Washington State.
Tahmina is a podcaster, author, blogger, activist and policy advocate. She frequently appears in the media as a legal expert. She is the author of two books. Her latest bestselling book is “Legal Heroes in the Trump Era: Be Inspired. Make Your Impact. Change the World”.
She was just honored as one of the 2020 Women of Influence by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Melanie Leonard! Melanie is an attorney, an entrepreneur, and one of the leading authorities on the use of legal practice management software.
She graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2002 and began practicing at mid-sized firms. Disillusioned by their inefficiencies, Melanie left to start her own firm in 2006. And, over the next 12 years, she built a thriving real estate law practice. An early adopter of Clio, Melanie became one of the first Clio Certified Consultants. She developed a passion for helping other firms achieve amazing results with their own use of practice management software.
In 2018, Melanie sold her law practice to pursue her passion full time and streamlined.legal was born. In just two years, streamlined.legal has become one of the most sought-after consulting firms in the legal tech industry, having received Clio’s Partner Led Excellence Award in 2019 and 2020.
Melanie lives in the Chicagoland area, but stays true to her roots as a native Texan. When not streamlining other law firms, Melanie enjoys playing with her two adorable kids and riding her beloved Peloton.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Erin Levine, a legal innovator, entrepreneur, speaker and Certified Family Law Specialist. She is the CEO and Founder of Oakland based boutique firm, Levine Family Law Group. In 2018 Erin launched Hello Divorce, an award winning online DIY web platform that helps self represented folks navigate the divorce process on their own or with some legal help along the way. Erin’s legal technology and access to justice work has been recognized by the legal industry and beyond - with recent press features in Above the Law, Brit+Co, Forbes, Mind Body Green, LawSites and Entrepreneur.
Recent accomplishments include the American Bar Association‘s James I Keane Memorial Award for Excellence in E-lawyering and Duke University School of Law’s Legal Tech Accelerator - Grand Prize.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Rosanna Berardi, the Managing Partner of Berardi Immigration Law and the CEO of High Wire Woman, where she helps working women create a blueprint to live their lives in a simpler way and take back their most precious commodity: their time.
Starting as a one-woman operation in Rosanna' s apartment fifteen years ago, Berardi Immigration Law is now a multi-million dollar firm that helps companies navigate the employment-based immigration system and foreign professionals achieve the American dream.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Sondra Firestein, the founder of Pursuit Concierge to discuss outsourcing and delegation. Tune in ladies, we're not just talking about outsourcing at the office, this can be done in our ever demanding personal lives as well!
Sondra helps busy households and businesses overcome the overwhelm with mindful delegation™. In 2014 she founded Pursuit Concierge, a membership-based lifestyle management company, to help people lighten their loads and concentrate on what matters most to them, whether that's spending time with loved ones, building an empire, working on that side hustle, or just getting more rest.
She believes that people are better contributors to their world when they’re supported by others. By offering hands-on, practical support to motivated and kind people she empowers them to live fuller lives and make a bigger impact on their community. When your energy is concentrated on what brings you joy, those you touch will feel the difference. When she's not wrangling to-do lists, she's cuddling with her kitty #ladytobiko, spending time with her fronds in her garden, or diving into a good book.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie dives into overcoming the mean girl voice we have in our head.
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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined the Beyonce of modern law practice, Carolyn Elefant!
Carolyn is the owner of the Law Offices of Carolyn Elefant, a national energy law practice based in Washington D.C. where she represents clients before utility commissions and FERC, federal districts and appellate courts where she has briefed and/or argued over 50 cases, including several precedent-setting matters.
Carolyn is also the creator and publisher of MyShingle.com, the longest, continuously running blog dedicated to solo and small law firm practice. As well as the author of the book Solo by Choice.
Twitter - @carolynelefant
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