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An Attorney Parent’s Guide to Surviving the Special Education Process
Like many parents, my first special education meeting did not go as planned. Despite knowing I am an attorney, school officials told me that they could not evaluate my daughter for special education eligibility until she was two grade levels behind. They also told me they don’t test for dyslexia, and one person even told...
Read ArticleNavigating Pregnancy, Parental Leave, and the Return to Work
Finding out you’re pregnant is perhaps, one of if not the most impactful piece of news a woman can receive. This is particularly so when you work full time – “what does this mean for my job during this pregnancy, once baby is here, and then coming back to work?” This article will provide a...
Read ArticleThat's Not How We Do Things, and Other Nonsense Lawyer Parents Should Ignore
Law firm owners have the joy of running a business and practicing law. Combine that with parenting and there are all sorts of challenges…and opportunities. From defining what you want in your practice to conveying your law firm design to potential clients, there are many ways to practice law and be the parents we want...
Read ArticleGrowing Up Legal
When a toddler starts cross-examining you, every parent who is a lawyer must say to themselves, “Oh boy. Give this kid a suit and a briefcase, I know where this is going”. In a virtual email roundtable with some Contra Costa County lawyer-parent, lawyer-offspring duos we covered some of the questions that come up in...
Read ArticleDemystifying Private Adoption
“A year and a day.” These are the words that changed my life forever. My gynecologist informed my partner and I that since we had not conceived after trying for a year and a day, there was a high probability that one or both of us suffered from infertility. After several tests I learned that...
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