Sunday, December 26, 2010

Holiday Thanks

The family law attorney is the centerpiece of a family law practice.  Much as most of hate to admit it, however, we are by no means the most important part.  That honor goes to the support staff:  the paralegals, secretaries, receptionists and other administrative staff who interact with the clients on a daily, sometimes hourly basis.  Most of these folks have been doing what they do longer than the attorneys for whom they work have been lawyers.  They usually have no formal training in psychology,  and they certainly didn't sign up, at least initially, to obtain information from the emotionally overwrought, calm the irate, nag the recalcitrant, and provide a reality check to the unrealistic, all of this on top of riding herd on the attorneys for whom they work.  They are part psychologist, part mother hen, part nagging spouse, part cheerleader, and part walking calendar.  Without these hard-working folks, most family law practices would spiral out of control.  They receive little credit for all they do, and in some offices (not mine), they take the blame for what goes wrong.  I, for one, don't know what I'd do without the dedicated people who support my practice.  I do know that I wouldn't do any of it nearly as well.  In this season of thanks and gratitude, I'd just like to say:

Thank you, Chrystal and Erin for all you do to make me look good and keep our clients happy.

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