“Everyone says I should have been a lawyer. I LOVE to argue.” Often, when I tell people I’m a trial attorney, this is their response....

When I give keynotes, and especially when I give workshops, I often whip out blindfolds and tell the group we’re going to play some...

Here’s the story of the Curse of Knowledge…. Question–have you ever heard of the Curse of Knowledge? Before I learned about that Curse,...

Are you crafty? Are you one of those people who loves to draw, knit or make pottery, and who actually makes things that people want to...

I remember every minute of my first real bike ride in detail . I had a yellow bike with a big basket and a banana seat. My dad had been...

Sexual harassment makes you feel small, stressed, and voiceless. When medical providers feel small, stressed and voiceless, people die. ...

I’m getting ready to go to my hosting job at LawandCrime.com, and I know it’s going to be a hard day. For over a week, we’ve been...

Recently, at The Golden Globes, Oprah got a standing ovation for her rousing speech. These are the words that brought the audience to...

“The jury has a verdict.” Everything tingles like your nerves are on fire. Two years of pleadings, interrogatories, depositions, and...

“We need to talk.” “You don’t listen to me.” “I don’t feel like we communicate at all. You only talk to me when you need something, and...

I know a little bit about weight loss. I lost 100 pounds over twenty years ago. I did it with a LOT of hard work, healthy eating (or I...

“Tell me the facts and I’ll learn. Tell me the truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in heart forever.” – Native...

“There was porn in the call room the first night I slept there.” The call room is the room where doctors sleep, if they have minutes to...

What I remember most about Mr J is his smile. He smiled through his deposition, through the trial, and even when he lost his case. It...

Long ago, I represented a doctor who was….difficult. He was a phenomenal surgeon, world famous in his field, but he was not warm and...

As a medical malpractice trial lawyer, I’ve become obsessed with the power of potential. Every time I face the jury, I could be a...

Good Health Depends on a Good Healthcare Team I was a chubby kid, but my parents still introduced me to lots of sports. Soccer, swimming,...

Sometimes a Snapple cap can change everything. I opened my iced tea, flipped the lid as I always do, and stopped in my tracks. “You are...

In the movie Malice, Alec Baldwin plays Dr Jed Hill, a surgeon who gives a famous speech during a deposition in a medical malpractice...

I’ve been in the relationship business since I was sixteen. I waitressed for years, and I’d get better tips based on the relationships...