Horse Sense / Kim Kupferer - Stanford

Send us Fan Maillovethylawyer.comA transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com.Kim KupfererFormer Alameda County Assistant Public Defender / Private Practitioner/ Death Penalty Defensehttps://www.imagineequus.org/I know that there is a lot of negativity associated with the practice of law in general.  The truth is that it is rare that client’s come to us because they are in a good place.  It is often that we cross people’s paths in their worst and most vulnerable moments.  Perhaps, this is in part why the 2018 Lawyer Well-Being study showed we didn’t have a lot of it.  Beyond that, we work in a profession where we are continually expected to hold space for others, our own emotions have to constantly be quashed, we are expected to work unheard of hours and always win.  Add to that then going home where we have children, husbands, partners, pets, parents and others relying on us with needs and expectations – and well, as you know, there are just never enough hours in a day.  But we still do it and succeed day after day.  The problem is that though we may appear wildly successful on the outside, inside there is no space left for us.  Having been a heavy duty trial lawyer for 34 years, I understand.   Louis Goodman www.louisgoodman.comhttps://www.lovethylawyer.com/ 510.582.9090  Musical theme by Joel Katz, Seaside Recording, Maui Technical support: Bryan Matheson, Skyline Studios, OaklandAudiograms & Transcripts: Paul Roberts    We'd love to hear from you.  Send me an email at [email protected]. Please subscribe and listen. Then tell us who you want to hear and what areas of interest you’d like us to cover.  Please rate us and review us on Apple Podcasts.     Louis Goodman www.louisgoodman.comhttps://www.lovethylawyer.com/510.582.9090Music: Joel Katz, Seaside Recording, MauiTech: Bryan Matheson, Skyline Studios, OaklandAudiograms: Paul Robert  [email protected]