‘Behind the Practice’ Category

 

Unreasonable Africa

In an earlier post, I wrote that a trip to India was a major catalyst in my decision to shift the focus of my practice to working with social enterprises and impact investors.  Since that first trip to India at the end of 2008, I have returned 5 times.  Of course, the travel is expensive [...]

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The Heart of the Law

The Heart of the Law

It’s not often that I hear lawyers talking about “heart.” In fact, we are trained in law school to detach ourselves from emotion and to apply the law dispassionately. We are inundated with human tragedy in the first year of law school through the study of criminal law and personal injury (torts), and somehow the [...]

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