Welcome to the Strategic Legal Leadership Blog.  My hope is that I can help lawyers to be better leaders in the practice of law, and in their professional lives.  Being a lawyer is about leading others in a positive way.  It is primarily about influence.  One of the most basic definitions of leadership is simply “influence”.  Being a lawyer is therefore very much about being a leader. 

Over twelve years of leading my law firm as managing partner, as well as many more years in leadership positions within my law firm and other professional organizations, I have come to realize that theories of leadership are very easy to understand, but not as easy to apply.  I hope that through this blog I might help others understand my views on the application of basic leadership laws and principles to leadership of a law firm and the clients the firm says it serves.      

I hope you will check back at least weekly.  I hope you will find my insight and experience of leading lawyers helpful in your own law practice, professional organization or business.