5 tips from a BigLaw partner on ‘making it work’ in real life

Making it Work is a new column in partnership with the Working Mother Best Law Firms for Women initiative in which lawyers share how they manage both life’s challenges and work’s demands.

Joanna Horsnail, being a single parent for 10 years and partner at Mayer Brown for 13 years, offers tips for “making it work” while real life goes on around you.

May 1, 2017 3:00 AM CDT

10 Questions: Indiana family law attorney has a second career in high fashion

From family court to haute couture, this Indiana solo helps clients present their best.

May 1, 2017 2:40 AM CDT

10 Questions: For rap and hip-hop artists, LA lawyer Julian Petty represents

As a college intern at Def Jam Records, Julian K. Petty saw firsthand how poorly artists were represented, and he vowed that someday, he’d do something about it. Fast-forward 20 years, and Petty now is a top entertainment lawyer who represents some of the biggest names in rap and hip-hop…

Apr 1, 2017 3:50 AM CDT

10 Questions: Brittany Heyd helps startups solve society’s pressing problems

If you’re a startup dedicated to solving big problems in sectors such as energy, education and transportation, Brittany Heyd wants to help. She’s the managing director and general counsel at 1776, a global venture capital fund and business incubator based in Washington, D.C., that specializes in linking socially innovative startups…

Mar 1, 2017 4:10 AM CST

10 Questions: Lawyer’s best-selling novel started as a birthday resolution

Author Julie Lawson Timmer—whose debut novel Five Days Left was a best-seller—has no plans to leave law to write full-time. “I never want to have to care if a book sells or not,” says Timmer, who is working on her fourth novel “I think it would take an artistic endeavor and a lifelong dream and turn it into a chore. I also care about my company very much, and I love that my job is different every day. If that sometimes means I have to work long hours and it cuts into my writing time, that’s life.”

Feb 1, 2017 3:00 AM CST

10 Questions: Omaha lawyer spends Sundays as NFL official

Every fall, plenty of lawyers have an opinion about football. The difference is that Clete Blakeman’s opinion matters.

Jan 1, 2017 3:00 AM CST

12 months of 10 Questions: Meet some of the fascinating lawyers we profiled in 2016

Through the ABA Journal’s monthly 10 Questions feature, reporter Jenny B. Davis spent 2016 speaking to legal professionals of all different backgrounds and walks of life. Here are the 12 fascinating people we got to know this year, along with an abridged introduction and some of the questions they answered.…

Dec 23, 2016 2:45 PM CST

10 Questions: How Anita Dhake left BigLaw to travel the world

Dec 1, 2016 3:20 AM CST

10 Questions: ‘Sledgehammer Shannon’ defends workers in sharing economy

Nicknamed “Sledgehammer Shannon,” this Boston lawyer doesn’t take on cases; she takes on industries. Click here to register for 10 Questions Live with Shannon Liss-Riordan today at 2 p.m. ET.

Nov 1, 2016 3:10 AM CDT

10 Questions Live: Raj De discusses cybersecurity and his White House and NSA experiences

Raj De has a unique background which makes him an expert on national security and cybersecurity issues. At a time when the news is filled with speculation about international hacking attempts and the difficulty of protecting data, we wanted to speak with him about his experiences and career path. After…

Oct 25, 2016 4:15 PM CDT

10 Questions: Raj De’s career has taken him from 9/11 Commission to White House to NSA

Oct 1, 2016 3:40 AM CDT

10 Questions Live: How lawyer Phillip Stone brought Sweet Briar College back to life

Sweet Briar College is well into its second year of its second life. In March 2015, the school’s board of directors announced its decision to close the school down, citing endowment issues and low enrollment. After protests and lawsuits, a summertime settlement emerged that ensured classes could remain in session,…

Sep 29, 2016 4:56 PM CDT

10 Questions: Lawyer Phillip Stone helps revive Southern institution

Sep 1, 2016 3:30 AM CDT

10 Questions Live: How Kristen Clarke is fighting voter suppression

With Election Day drawing ever nearer, Kristen Clarke and her co-workers are gearing up to make sure that no eligible voter is turned away from the polls. Clarke is president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a Washington, D.C.-based group that was formed in…

Aug 25, 2016 4:30 PM CDT

10 Questions: Kristen Clarke is a leader in 21st century fight for civil rights

Click here to register for 10 Questions Live, a Google Hangout with civil rights warrior Kristen Clarke, today at 2 p.m. ET.

Aug 1, 2016 3:20 AM CDT