Thanks for Hacking

As many of you are painfully aware, a few weeks ago, we were hacked.  Let's start out this post with a huge and heartfelt apology to everyone who had their email compromised by the virus.  Luckily, the only thing that seemed to be affected was email, and everyone's hard drive was spared.  It could have been so much worse, and we are so grateful it was not.  Still, we are so sorry.

Being a silver lining kind of person, I found one in the hack.  You see, it accessed all of the email addresses in my address book.  Most people wanted to make sure I knew I was hacked, so they called and emailed.  We heard from clients, former spouses and clients' family and friends.  The ones we heard from were, for the most part, some of our favorites.  We heard from folks from years ago.  Chrystal was inundated, but she loved hearing how people were doing, where their lives had taken them, what had happened with their families.  You see, in our office, clients aren't just a case.  They chose us to help them through one of the worst periods in their lives.  They trusted our advice.  They knew we would take care of them. They felt that we cared - because we did.  We learn so much about our clients and their families while we represent them.  We always wonder how they fare when they leave us.  It's not like they call to tell us.  Most clients are anxious to put this stage of their lives behind them.  They only think of us when they need us.  We think of them, though - a lot.  The email breach gave us a chance to catch up, and for that, we thank the hacker.  For the havoc they caused, no.  Here in the Trenches.