GPSolo eReport June 2019

Practice Management

Under Pressure? Loosen That Release Valve with a Long Vacation

By Stacey L. Romberg

As a solo or small firm attorney, can you ever take an extended vacation? Yes, you can! But you need to prepare well in advance so you won’t find disaster waiting on your return. Follow these tips before you make your getaway.

Lawyer Wellness

Mindfulness 101: Happy for No Apparent Reason: The Path of Natural Awareness

By Melanie Bragg

Natural awareness is an easy process that can lead to profound shifts of your daily quotient of joy. Who doesn’t desire more of that?

Practice Technology

Ask Techie: Find the Best Web Browser, Stay Secure with Alexa, Get Out in the Sun with Your Tech

In this month’s installment of our technology Q&A column, our panel of experts answers your questions about how to spend more time working outside in the summer sun, what’s the best web browser today, and how to stay secure using Alexa in the office.

Practice Technology

TAPAs: Using Technology to Protect Your Health

By Jeffrey Allen and Ashley Hallene

Technological And Practice Advice to help you become more efficient and effective. This month: tips to get the most out of your health-tech devices.

Trusts & Estates

Celebrity Estate Planning: Misfires of the Rich and Famous II

By Jessica Galligan Goldsmith, David Y. Choi, Shaina S. Kamen, Gerry Joyce, Christiana M. Lazo, Alison Silverman, and Bruce D. Steiner

In many ways, celebrities are no different from other people. Even though they often have access to the best managers, agents, and attorneys, celebrities often have non-existent or outdated estate plans.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

The View from Minnesota: How Early Neutral Evaluation Can Help in Family Cases

An interview with Marty Swaden, a Minneapolis-based attorney, mediator, arbitrator, special magistrate, early neutral evaluator, and parenting consultant.

Bias & Discrimination

A History of Tolerance for Violence Has Laid the Groundwork for Injustice Today

By Jennifer Rae Taylor

The experiences of African Americans murdered and terrorized by mob violence for generations can help explain our current system’s roots of racism and dehumanization.

Trusts & Estates

The Case for Trusts as an Alternative to Prenuptial Agreements When Religion Intervenes

By Michael A. Sneeringer

A funny thing happens on the road to marital bliss. I love you becomes “I love you, but . . . do you mind signing this"?

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Intimate Partner Violence and Mediation

By Gabrielle Davis, Loretta Frederick, and Nancy Ver Steegh

A framework for when and how mediation should be used.

Professional Development

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