Eulogy For Jan Press

When Anna asked me to speak today, I told her I would only do it if I could ditch the downer stuff and talk about the Jan Press I knew for 20 years and who worked down the hall from me for the last 5 years. The funny, smiling and laughing Jan that made him so full of light and ease and delight. There’s an old adage: There’s no such thing as a funny lawyer. Only a funny person who made a serious career mistake. Read More +

A Thanksgiving Wish….

Dear Clients, Friends and Family, I cannot tell you how many people I’ve spoken to this year who have had a challenging (read: difficult) 2013. Maybe it’s because I have as well and people are just commiserating with me. As the year comes to an end I like to think about the past year as challenges met and actually conquered. An Italian race car driver was once seen ripping the rear view mirror off of a rental car saying, “What’s behind me is not important” Read More +