Ep. 051 - Bringing Your A-Game Everyday

Welcome to Attorney Heart, the podcast focused on bringing awareness to and promoting attorney well-being! On this next episode, I interview San Francisco’s Public Defender Jeff Adachi. I truly enjoyed this interview with Jeff and we discussed what it takes to bring your A-Game everyday and the changes he has made in his office as the only elected public defender in the state of California. We also discuss some of his strategies on maintaining wellness, which include early morning exercise as well as filmmaking. Jeff has written, directed, and produced films both as a personal outlet, but also as a way of bringing awareness to issues involving racial injustice, among other topics. Jeff grew up in Sacramento and as a young adult going to college was not even part of his plan. Jeff shares how his parents and grandparents were interned in concentration camps during World War II as Japanese-Americans without a trial. This was part of the impetus for him to become an attorney. I definitely learned a lot about what it takes to manage an office of over 100 attorneys and Jeff’s commitment to his work is unquestionable. Jeff graduate from UC Hastings College of the Law and received his undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley. Powerful episode, I hope you enjoy it and thank you in advance for tuning in! Website: http://sfpublicdefender.org/about/jeff-adachi/ -- New Attorney Heart interviews will be posted on iMATER NOW’s YouTube channel. Attorney Heart is brought to you by iMATER NOW. Stay connected with iMATER NOW and join its community on any of the following: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imaternow/ Website: http://www.imaternow.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxXjsRYDF9Z8sk3Leu--RPw To connect with Fernando, the Founder of iMATER NOW and Attorney Heart, you can reach him on any of the following: LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-flores-6a4b86/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/1fernandoflores/ Fernando Flores has been a trial and appellate attorney for over 10 years. He graduated from UC Berkeley with Sociology and Rhetoric degrees and then studied at UC Davis Law School where he obtained his J.D. Fernando founded iMATER NOW to help fellow attorneys live happier, healthier lifestyles and he provides resources and information on the topic through the Attorney Heart Podcast. Apart from being an attorney, Fernando is a High Performance Coach for Attorneys and Law Firms and a Speaker at Law Schools.