hi everybody I’m an integrative lawyer now how many
I’m an integrative lawyer now how many
I’m an integrative lawyer now how many of you cringed when I said the word
of you cringed when I said the word
of you cringed when I said the word lawyer do did you think I was gonna come
lawyer do did you think I was gonna come
lawyer do did you think I was gonna come out here and tell you about somebody
out here and tell you about somebody
out here and tell you about somebody I’ve destroyed or dominated calling a
I’ve destroyed or dominated calling a
I’ve destroyed or dominated calling a lawyer is what you do in enlightenment
lawyer is what you do in enlightenment
lawyer is what you do in enlightenment fails right you want to beat somebody up
fails right you want to beat somebody up
fails right you want to beat somebody up well not exactly
well not exactly
well not exactly we’re gonna talk about that most of you
we’re gonna talk about that most of you
we’re gonna talk about that most of you are not lawyers and you’re wondering
are not lawyers and you’re wondering
are not lawyers and you’re wondering what does this got to do with me you
what does this got to do with me you
what does this got to do with me you know why is this lawyer talking to me
know why is this lawyer talking to me
know why is this lawyer talking to me but consider law is the DNA of society
but consider law is the DNA of society
but consider law is the DNA of society it’s the thread that runs through our
it’s the thread that runs through our
it’s the thread that runs through our lives and communities it’s how we have a
lives and communities it’s how we have a
lives and communities it’s how we have a structure for designing maintaining
structure for designing maintaining
structure for designing maintaining repairing and healing our relationships
repairing and healing our relationships
repairing and healing our relationships a lot of sets of rules for how we live
a lot of sets of rules for how we live
a lot of sets of rules for how we live together it tells you who you can marry
together it tells you who you can marry
together it tells you who you can marry when you’re not married anymore that
when you’re not married anymore that
when you’re not married anymore that that red light is a place to stop and
that red light is a place to stop and
that red light is a place to stop and that when you break an agreement
that when you break an agreement
that when you break an agreement sometimes it has consequences
sometimes it has consequences
sometimes it has consequences it reflects the values of society and
it reflects the values of society and
it reflects the values of society and defines our rights and responsibilities
defines our rights and responsibilities
defines our rights and responsibilities and if that doesn’t convince you that
and if that doesn’t convince you that
and if that doesn’t convince you that law matters more than half our
law matters more than half our
law matters more than half our politicians our lawyers so I’m a
politicians our lawyers so I’m a
politicians our lawyers so I’m a different kind of lawyer I will tell you
different kind of lawyer I will tell you
different kind of lawyer I will tell you about a movement in law there’s more
about a movement in law there’s more
about a movement in law there’s more conscious and compassionate but first
conscious and compassionate but first
conscious and compassionate but first you’re going to get a bit of my story I
you’re going to get a bit of my story I
you’re going to get a bit of my story I went to law school to be a change agent
went to law school to be a change agent
went to law school to be a change agent I was 29 years old I was raising a
I was 29 years old I was raising a
I was 29 years old I was raising a passel of children and a blended family
passel of children and a blended family
passel of children and a blended family was politically active and law school
was politically active and law school
was politically active and law school looked like a place where I could go to
looked like a place where I could go to
looked like a place where I could go to get the tools and the power to make a
get the tools and the power to make a
get the tools and the power to make a difference but then especially after law
difference but then especially after law
difference but then especially after law school I almost didn’t become a lawyer
school I almost didn’t become a lawyer
school I almost didn’t become a lawyer at all I had a lot of evidence that
at all I had a lot of evidence that
at all I had a lot of evidence that lawyers were jerks and if you’ve spent
lawyers were jerks and if you’ve spent
lawyers were jerks and if you’ve spent any time in the courthouse you’ll
any time in the courthouse you’ll
any time in the courthouse you’ll understand that I thought that lawyers
understand that I thought that lawyers
understand that I thought that lawyers were just unhappy and argumentative they
were just unhappy and argumentative they
were just unhappy and argumentative they spread misery and it’s true there are
spread misery and it’s true there are
spread misery and it’s true there are statistics that show that lawyers have
statistics that show that lawyers have
statistics that show that lawyers have very high rates of suicide
very high rates of suicide
very high rates of suicide stress and addiction and the typical
stress and addiction and the typical
stress and addiction and the typical lawyer lifestyle is not very sustainable
lawyer lifestyle is not very sustainable
lawyer lifestyle is not very sustainable so I went ahead and I graduated and just
so I went ahead and I graduated and just
so I went ahead and I graduated and just to show that I could I passed two bar
to show that I could I passed two bar
to show that I could I passed two bar exams and then I put my law degree and
exams and then I put my law degree and
exams and then I put my law degree and my bar membership in a closet and I
my bar membership in a closet and I
my bar membership in a closet and I ignored them for a few years
ignored them for a few years
ignored them for a few years instead I worked for nonprofits I
instead I worked for nonprofits I
instead I worked for nonprofits I immersed myself in personal development
immersed myself in personal development
immersed myself in personal development work I was all about interconnectedness
work I was all about interconnectedness
work I was all about interconnectedness I was going to be Miss peace love and
I was going to be Miss peace love and
I was going to be Miss peace love and understanding trying to do some good in
understanding trying to do some good in
understanding trying to do some good in the world if anybody asked about my law
the world if anybody asked about my law
the world if anybody asked about my law degree I was really happy to tell him
degree I was really happy to tell him
degree I was really happy to tell him how horrible lawyers are were and how
how horrible lawyers are were and how
how horrible lawyers are were and how the legal system was broken I complained
the legal system was broken I complained
the legal system was broken I complained a lot and I figured that I couldn’t make
a lot and I figured that I couldn’t make
a lot and I figured that I couldn’t make a difference so I might as well go away
a difference so I might as well go away
a difference so I might as well go away and do something else but few years went
and do something else but few years went
and do something else but few years went by and I was in one of those personal
by and I was in one of those personal
by and I was in one of those personal development seminars and a man stood up
development seminars and a man stood up
development seminars and a man stood up and he said his name was Forrest Baird
and he said his name was Forrest Baird
and he said his name was Forrest Baird and Forrest said that he was a lawyer
and Forrest said that he was a lawyer
and Forrest said that he was a lawyer and he focused on granting dignity to
and he focused on granting dignity to
and he focused on granting dignity to everyone in the process and as a divorce
everyone in the process and as a divorce
everyone in the process and as a divorce lawyer it was his goal that at the end
lawyer it was his goal that at the end
lawyer it was his goal that at the end of every divorce his client and the acts
of every divorce his client and the acts
of every divorce his client and the acts were able to be friends and raised their
were able to be friends and raised their
were able to be friends and raised their children together he also talked about
children together he also talked about
children together he also talked about how his personal transformation was the
how his personal transformation was the
how his personal transformation was the foundation of his law practice well you
foundation of his law practice well you
foundation of his law practice well you know those movies where everything goes
know those movies where everything goes
know those movies where everything goes from black Hawaii to color and the birds
from black Hawaii to color and the birds
from black Hawaii to color and the birds fly and sing and the you know everything
fly and sing and the you know everything
fly and sing and the you know everything is a bright and beautiful place that was
is a bright and beautiful place that was
is a bright and beautiful place that was that moment for me I realized that I
that moment for me I realized that I
that moment for me I realized that I could be that kind of lawyer I could be
could be that kind of lawyer I could be
could be that kind of lawyer I could be a lawyer who was a peacemaker and a
a lawyer who was a peacemaker and a
a lawyer who was a peacemaker and a healer so I wanted to do that a few
healer so I wanted to do that a few
healer so I wanted to do that a few months later I opened my own law
months later I opened my own law
months later I opened my own law practice I was in a small town in North
practice I was in a small town in North
practice I was in a small town in North Carolina and I still didn’t quite know
Carolina and I still didn’t quite know
Carolina and I still didn’t quite know how to do it so I started doing what I
how to do it so I started doing what I
how to do it so I started doing what I thought lawyers do I started going to
thought lawyers do I started going to
thought lawyers do I started going to court I was immersed in trials and so I
court I was immersed in trials and so I
court I was immersed in trials and so I was trying to grant dignity and I was
was trying to grant dignity and I was
was trying to grant dignity and I was trying to help my clients to be friends
trying to help my clients to be friends
trying to help my clients to be friends with her excess I was kind of muddling
with her excess I was kind of muddling
with her excess I was kind of muddling through but
through but
through but wasn’t easy now I must say trial was
wasn’t easy now I must say trial was
wasn’t easy now I must say trial was kind of a fun game because I mostly won
kind of a fun game because I mostly won
kind of a fun game because I mostly won and I enjoyed matching wits and coming
and I enjoyed matching wits and coming
and I enjoyed matching wits and coming up with creative strategies but from the
up with creative strategies but from the
up with creative strategies but from the client perspective it wasn’t so fun it
client perspective it wasn’t so fun it
client perspective it wasn’t so fun it really hurt my clients it hurt their
really hurt my clients it hurt their
really hurt my clients it hurt their children it didn’t resolve anything in
children it didn’t resolve anything in
children it didn’t resolve anything in fact it usually made it worse I had
fact it usually made it worse I had
fact it usually made it worse I had repeat clients who kept coming back
repeat clients who kept coming back
repeat clients who kept coming back because it just kept escalating so even
because it just kept escalating so even
because it just kept escalating so even winning was an awful experience for my
winning was an awful experience for my
winning was an awful experience for my clients one day a client came to me and
clients one day a client came to me and
clients one day a client came to me and she said if I ever have to go back to
she said if I ever have to go back to
she said if I ever have to go back to court I’m going to give him my children
court I’m going to give him my children
court I’m going to give him my children and she meant it it was it was just
and she meant it it was it was just
and she meant it it was it was just awful even though she won so at that
awful even though she won so at that
awful even though she won so at that point I might have quit but I’d met for
point I might have quit but I’d met for
point I might have quit but I’d met for us so I knew there was something else
us so I knew there was something else
us so I knew there was something else possible I just had to find the way for
possible I just had to find the way for
possible I just had to find the way for me to do it so I called forest for help
me to do it so I called forest for help
me to do it so I called forest for help and I even went to Chicago to see him
and I even went to Chicago to see him
and I even went to Chicago to see him and he told me a lot of things he said
and he told me a lot of things he said
and he told me a lot of things he said it was the mid-1990s at that point and
it was the mid-1990s at that point and
it was the mid-1990s at that point and there were a lot of new ideas emerging I
there were a lot of new ideas emerging I
there were a lot of new ideas emerging I met a man called Stu Webb who was
met a man called Stu Webb who was
met a man called Stu Webb who was inventing something called collaborative
inventing something called collaborative
inventing something called collaborative law now in collaborative law the
law now in collaborative law the
law now in collaborative law the divorcing couple the husband and wife
divorcing couple the husband and wife
divorcing couple the husband and wife and their two lawyers actually sign an
and their two lawyers actually sign an
and their two lawyers actually sign an agreement saying they’re not going to
agreement saying they’re not going to
agreement saying they’re not going to court they’re going to resolve it as a
court they’re going to resolve it as a
court they’re going to resolve it as a family moving forward with two houses
family moving forward with two houses
family moving forward with two houses instead of one and so they take a
instead of one and so they take a
instead of one and so they take a problem-solving approach at that time
problem-solving approach at that time
problem-solving approach at that time there was this new thing out called
there was this new thing out called
there was this new thing out called mediation and I found out about that
mediation and I found out about that
mediation and I found out about that where that involves a neutral
where that involves a neutral
where that involves a neutral facilitator who sits with people listens
facilitator who sits with people listens
facilitator who sits with people listens helps them talk through and come up with
helps them talk through and come up with
helps them talk through and come up with an agreement now those were really
an agreement now those were really
an agreement now those were really interesting but law school it taught me
interesting but law school it taught me
interesting but law school it taught me how to fight then taught me how to make
how to fight then taught me how to make
how to fight then taught me how to make peace and my don’t like personal
peace and my don’t like personal
peace and my don’t like personal transformation work have been about
transformation work have been about
transformation work have been about looking inward so how could I be a
looking inward so how could I be a
looking inward so how could I be a peacemaker and still be a lawyer so I
peacemaker and still be a lawyer so I
peacemaker and still be a lawyer so I went through a lot of trial and error
went through a lot of trial and error
went through a lot of trial and error some of the things I tried worked some
some of the things I tried worked some
some of the things I tried worked some didn’t started calling myself
didn’t started calling myself
didn’t started calling myself lawyer peace maker and I reclaimed
lawyer peace maker and I reclaimed
lawyer peace maker and I reclaimed counselor at law as my title I hired a
counselor at law as my title I hired a
counselor at law as my title I hired a social worker and a counselor to come in
social worker and a counselor to come in
social worker and a counselor to come in and work with my clients on their
and work with my clients on their
and work with my clients on their emotional issues and I went to court
emotional issues and I went to court
emotional issues and I went to court less and less until I didn’t go to court
less and less until I didn’t go to court
less and less until I didn’t go to court at all
at all
at all I even function my office I was the
I even function my office I was the
I even function my office I was the weirdest lawyer in my town and probably
weirdest lawyer in my town and probably
weirdest lawyer in my town and probably a lot of other towns too one day I went
a lot of other towns too one day I went
a lot of other towns too one day I went to a Bar Association meeting it was one
to a Bar Association meeting it was one
to a Bar Association meeting it was one of those all-day meetings and we have
of those all-day meetings and we have
of those all-day meetings and we have sat in groups of eight at lunch and and
sat in groups of eight at lunch and and
sat in groups of eight at lunch and and we were told you know to introduce
we were told you know to introduce
we were told you know to introduce ourselves so I introduced myself as a
ourselves so I introduced myself as a
ourselves so I introduced myself as a lawyer who was working on peacemaking
lawyer who was working on peacemaking
lawyer who was working on peacemaking and healing seven people suddenly saw
and healing seven people suddenly saw
and healing seven people suddenly saw someone across the room and they left me
someone across the room and they left me
someone across the room and they left me sitting there by myself so I knew that I
sitting there by myself so I knew that I
sitting there by myself so I knew that I needed to find my tribe I needed to find
needed to find my tribe I needed to find
needed to find my tribe I needed to find some allies because this was not
some allies because this was not
some allies because this was not something I was going to be able to do a
something I was going to be able to do a
something I was going to be able to do a lot alone a colleague told me about an
lot alone a colleague told me about an
lot alone a colleague told me about an organization called the international
organization called the international
organization called the international alliance of holistic lawyers ie HDL for
alliance of holistic lawyers ie HDL for
alliance of holistic lawyers ie HDL for short and I decided to go to their next
short and I decided to go to their next
short and I decided to go to their next conference now you know I’d been doing a
conference now you know I’d been doing a
conference now you know I’d been doing a lot of cool stuff I thought it was
lot of cool stuff I thought it was
lot of cool stuff I thought it was really cutting edge and I was gonna go I
really cutting edge and I was gonna go I
really cutting edge and I was gonna go I was gonna show him how it was done at
was gonna show him how it was done at
was gonna show him how it was done at the IHL conference and I’d you know I’d
the IHL conference and I’d you know I’d
the IHL conference and I’d you know I’d be really impressive and what I really
be really impressive and what I really
be really impressive and what I really found out was how conventional I was
found out was how conventional I was
found out was how conventional I was they were a pretty diverse group of
they were a pretty diverse group of
they were a pretty diverse group of lawyers in that sense of they were law
lawyers in that sense of they were law
lawyers in that sense of they were law professors who were innovative
professors who were innovative
professors who were innovative there were collaborative lawyers there
there were collaborative lawyers there
there were collaborative lawyers there there were energy healers there was one
there were energy healers there was one
there were energy healers there was one lawyer who was using yoga to resolve
lawyer who was using yoga to resolve
lawyer who was using yoga to resolve conflict with his clients in his office
conflict with his clients in his office
conflict with his clients in his office they meditated together they sang and
they meditated together they sang and
they meditated together they sang and they held hands it was 1999 I was from a
they held hands it was 1999 I was from a
they held hands it was 1999 I was from a small town in North Carolina and at that
small town in North Carolina and at that
small town in North Carolina and at that point my life was pretty narrow and they
point my life was pretty narrow and they
point my life was pretty narrow and they were pretty weird some about him they
were pretty weird some about him they
were pretty weird some about him they were so outside the box that they really
were so outside the box that they really
were so outside the box that they really entered a new paradigm they were happy
entered a new paradigm they were happy
entered a new paradigm they were happy and they were self expressed and full
and they were self expressed and full
and they were self expressed and full possibility I wanted what they had so I
possibility I wanted what they had so I
possibility I wanted what they had so I joined the organization beginning
joined the organization beginning
joined the organization beginning community gives us courage so after I
community gives us courage so after I
community gives us courage so after I met them I got really bolder I became a
met them I got really bolder I became a
met them I got really bolder I became a collaborative lawyer became a mediator
collaborative lawyer became a mediator
collaborative lawyer became a mediator my divorce clients did become friends I
my divorce clients did become friends I
my divorce clients did become friends I learned a lot about restorative justice
learned a lot about restorative justice
learned a lot about restorative justice and I was lucky enough to be able to
and I was lucky enough to be able to
and I was lucky enough to be able to work on some cases where I helped the
work on some cases where I helped the
work on some cases where I helped the families of murder victims prepare to
families of murder victims prepare to
families of murder victims prepare to meet the person who had killed their
meet the person who had killed their
meet the person who had killed their loved one and I worked with the one who
loved one and I worked with the one who
loved one and I worked with the one who had killed that loved one to help them
had killed that loved one to help them
had killed that loved one to help them learn how to communicate their remorse
learn how to communicate their remorse
learn how to communicate their remorse and apologize and to bring those people
and apologize and to bring those people
and apologize and to bring those people face to face
face to face
face to face I loved my law practice and my clients
I loved my law practice and my clients
I loved my law practice and my clients you know became the hugging lawyer it
you know became the hugging lawyer it
you know became the hugging lawyer it was a transformational healing work IFAs
was a transformational healing work IFAs
was a transformational healing work IFAs Illit ated some of life’s most intimate
Illit ated some of life’s most intimate
Illit ated some of life’s most intimate moments I created and dissolved or
moments I created and dissolved or
moments I created and dissolved or helped create and dissolve important
helped create and dissolve important
helped create and dissolve important relationships I held a lot of hands I
relationships I held a lot of hands I
relationships I held a lot of hands I listened to a lot of heartbreak I
listened to a lot of heartbreak I
listened to a lot of heartbreak I celebrated milestones the skills that I
celebrated milestones the skills that I
celebrated milestones the skills that I had learned in my personal
had learned in my personal
had learned in my personal transformation work were put to work in
transformation work were put to work in
transformation work were put to work in my law practice helping clients do their
my law practice helping clients do their
my law practice helping clients do their own transformational work so as I
own transformational work so as I
own transformational work so as I continue to stretch myself and I
continue to stretch myself and I
continue to stretch myself and I sometimes say that I haven’t seen my
sometimes say that I haven’t seen my
sometimes say that I haven’t seen my comfort zone in a long time I began to
comfort zone in a long time I began to
comfort zone in a long time I began to consider a bigger role for me could I go
consider a bigger role for me could I go
consider a bigger role for me could I go from small-town lawyer to a leader in
from small-town lawyer to a leader in
from small-town lawyer to a leader in the broader world so I thought about
the broader world so I thought about
the broader world so I thought about what Forest had done for me I thought
what Forest had done for me I thought
what Forest had done for me I thought about how I’d gain courage from knowing
about how I’d gain courage from knowing
about how I’d gain courage from knowing that I wasn’t alone anymore
that I wasn’t alone anymore
that I wasn’t alone anymore and I sensed there were a lot of others
and I sensed there were a lot of others
and I sensed there were a lot of others out there I kept running into people and
out there I kept running into people and
out there I kept running into people and and hearing from people and I knew that
and hearing from people and I knew that
and hearing from people and I knew that there was a need for support and
there was a need for support and
there was a need for support and community so I decided that my mission
community so I decided that my mission
community so I decided that my mission was going to be to seek out those
was going to be to seek out those
was going to be to seek out those lawyers who were bringing peacemaking
lawyers who were bringing peacemaking
lawyers who were bringing peacemaking and healing to law and to support them
and healing to law and to support them
and healing to law and to support them and nurture the development of a new
and nurture the development of a new
and nurture the development of a new legal system in 2008 I gave up my house
legal system in 2008 I gave up my house
legal system in 2008 I gave up my house in my office and I became a nomad to
in my office and I became a nomad to
in my office and I became a nomad to travel the world in support of my
travel the world in support of my
travel the world in support of my mission
mission
mission I began by videotaping lawyers from my
I began by videotaping lawyers from my
I began by videotaping lawyers from my website cutting-edge law and after I had
website cutting-edge law and after I had
website cutting-edge law and after I had some videos up the ABA editor called me
some videos up the ABA editor called me
some videos up the ABA editor called me up and said wow we knew I was moving in
up and said wow we knew I was moving in
up and said wow we knew I was moving in this direction but we didn’t know there
this direction but we didn’t know there
this direction but we didn’t know there were this many people would you be
were this many people would you be
were this many people would you be willing to write a book well of course I
willing to write a book well of course I
willing to write a book well of course I said yes
said yes
said yes the ABA has about 400,000 lawyer members
the ABA has about 400,000 lawyer members
the ABA has about 400,000 lawyer members it’s one of if not the largest
it’s one of if not the largest
it’s one of if not the largest mainstream legal organization in the
mainstream legal organization in the
mainstream legal organization in the world so I wrote the book and it was
world so I wrote the book and it was
world so I wrote the book and it was called lawyers as peacemakers and it was
called lawyers as peacemakers and it was
called lawyers as peacemakers and it was an immediate bestseller so then I
an immediate bestseller so then I
an immediate bestseller so then I realized we aren’t weird lawyers we’re
realized we aren’t weird lawyers we’re
realized we aren’t weird lawyers we’re pioneers and the book opened a lot of
pioneers and the book opened a lot of
pioneers and the book opened a lot of doors for me I was able to speak to law
doors for me I was able to speak to law
doors for me I was able to speak to law schools and and lost societies and Bar
schools and and lost societies and Bar
schools and and lost societies and Bar Association’s around the world so these
Association’s around the world so these
Association’s around the world so these days I kind of style myself as a coach
days I kind of style myself as a coach
days I kind of style myself as a coach trainer and author but what I really am
trainer and author but what I really am
trainer and author but what I really am as a connector of lawyers I’ve been
as a connector of lawyers I’ve been
as a connector of lawyers I’ve been around the world several times usually I
around the world several times usually I
around the world several times usually I go twice a year all the way around and
go twice a year all the way around and
go twice a year all the way around and I’ve learned that evolution is happening
I’ve learned that evolution is happening
I’ve learned that evolution is happening everywhere I encounter a lot of lawyers
everywhere I encounter a lot of lawyers
everywhere I encounter a lot of lawyers every day a new email Skype you know
every day a new email Skype you know
every day a new email Skype you know several times a week synchronistically
several times a week synchronistically
several times a week synchronistically I’ll sit next to somebody on an airplane
I’ll sit next to somebody on an airplane
I’ll sit next to somebody on an airplane and it’ll be a lawyer and lawyers come
and it’ll be a lawyer and lawyers come
and it’ll be a lawyer and lawyers come up to me and they and they say thought I
up to me and they and they say thought I
up to me and they and they say thought I was alone and I bring them into the fold
was alone and I bring them into the fold
was alone and I bring them into the fold now there are thousands of us and we
now there are thousands of us and we
now there are thousands of us and we call ourselves integrative lawyers and I
call ourselves integrative lawyers and I
call ourselves integrative lawyers and I am one of the global leaders in this
am one of the global leaders in this
am one of the global leaders in this integrative law movement to transform
integrative law movement to transform
integrative law movement to transform law and the ABA asked me to write a
law and the ABA asked me to write a
law and the ABA asked me to write a second book which will be out any day
second book which will be out any day
second book which will be out any day now if you’re looking for an integrative
now if you’re looking for an integrative
now if you’re looking for an integrative lawyer you might have to ask around to
lawyer you might have to ask around to
lawyer you might have to ask around to find one because we’re not as visible as
find one because we’re not as visible as
find one because we’re not as visible as the lawyers you see in courtroom dramas
the lawyers you see in courtroom dramas
the lawyers you see in courtroom dramas there’s still a lot of lawyers who are
there’s still a lot of lawyers who are
there’s still a lot of lawyers who are in traditional practices thinking that
in traditional practices thinking that
in traditional practices thinking that being a jerk is the way to go and
being a jerk is the way to go and
being a jerk is the way to go and wanting more in their lives but change
wanting more in their lives but change
wanting more in their lives but change is happening there’s a new consciousness
is happening there’s a new consciousness
is happening there’s a new consciousness that’s emerging in the world and lawyers
that’s emerging in the world and lawyers
that’s emerging in the world and lawyers are part of it so for example
are part of it so for example
are part of it so for example there’s a lot of mindfulness training
there’s a lot of mindfulness training
there’s a lot of mindfulness training going on in law schools most law schools
going on in law schools most law schools
going on in law schools most law schools a lot of our associations have a
a lot of our associations have a
a lot of our associations have a mindfulness program now we say it’s for
mindfulness program now we say it’s for
mindfulness program now we say it’s for stress but you know it’s a start
stress but you know it’s a start
stress but you know it’s a start lawyers are learning neuroscience
lawyers are learning neuroscience
lawyers are learning neuroscience emotional intelligence compassion and
emotional intelligence compassion and
emotional intelligence compassion and empathy and we’re stepping out of the
empathy and we’re stepping out of the
empathy and we’re stepping out of the old paradigm collaborative law is now
old paradigm collaborative law is now
old paradigm collaborative law is now multidisciplinary it’s called
multidisciplinary it’s called
multidisciplinary it’s called collaborative practice you may know
collaborative practice you may know
collaborative practice you may know about mediation and restorative justice
about mediation and restorative justice
about mediation and restorative justice in your own community other models that
in your own community other models that
in your own community other models that you may not have heard of that are that
you may not have heard of that are that
you may not have heard of that are that are growing include conscious contracts
are growing include conscious contracts
are growing include conscious contracts for businesses earth jurisprudence that
for businesses earth jurisprudence that
for businesses earth jurisprudence that reflects that we are all interconnected
reflects that we are all interconnected
reflects that we are all interconnected with Mother Earth and Nature has rights
with Mother Earth and Nature has rights
with Mother Earth and Nature has rights there’s sharing law for the sharing
there’s sharing law for the sharing
there’s sharing law for the sharing economy drug treatment courts focus on
economy drug treatment courts focus on
economy drug treatment courts focus on helping people get off drugs rather than
helping people get off drugs rather than
helping people get off drugs rather than sending them to prison there’s a project
sending them to prison there’s a project
sending them to prison there’s a project for integrating spirituality law and
for integrating spirituality law and
for integrating spirituality law and politics
politics
politics we share values like compassion
we share values like compassion
we share values like compassion interconnectedness peace and love and
interconnectedness peace and love and
interconnectedness peace and love and yes sometimes we use the l word I travel
yes sometimes we use the l word I travel
yes sometimes we use the l word I travel around the world I tell the stories of
around the world I tell the stories of
around the world I tell the stories of lawyers who are transforming ourselves
lawyers who are transforming ourselves
lawyers who are transforming ourselves and incorporating our transformation in
and incorporating our transformation in
and incorporating our transformation in the legal profession we’re creating a
the legal profession we’re creating a
the legal profession we’re creating a new legal system for a new more
new legal system for a new more
new legal system for a new more integrative conscious society there are
integrative conscious society there are
integrative conscious society there are over a million lawyers in the u.s. twice
over a million lawyers in the u.s. twice
over a million lawyers in the u.s. twice that internationally what if all lawyers
that internationally what if all lawyers
that internationally what if all lawyers were peacemakers problem solvers and
were peacemakers problem solvers and
were peacemakers problem solvers and healers of conflicts what if we were all
healers of conflicts what if we were all
healers of conflicts what if we were all change makers thank you
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