From the Editor in Chief

• Author: Kathleen A. Hogan
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from the

editor in chief

By

Kathleen A. Hogan

4 FAMILY ADVOCATE www.shopaba.org

FAMILY ADVOCATE

Editorial Board

EDITOR IN CHIEF

Kathleen A. Hogan

3773 Cherry Creek N. Drive

Suite 950

Denver, CO 80209

kah@mcguanehogan.com

ISSUE EDITORS

Michelle Piscopo, Philadelphia, PA

Gene Brentley Tanner, Raleigh, NC

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS

Livia DeFilippis Barndollar, Westport, CT

Joy M. Feinberg, Chicago, IL

Ann M. Haralambie, Tucson, AZ

Debra H. Lehrmann, Austin, TX

Lilka B. Martinez, Placerville, CA

Michelle Piscopo, Philadelphia, PA

Gerald L. Shoemaker Jr., Norristown, PA

Gene Brentley Tanner, Raleigh, NC

Timothy B. Walker, Centennial, CO

Steven K. Yoda, Woodland Hills, CA

EDITORIAL POLICY

Family Advocate, published by the

American Bar Association Family Law

Section, oers practical, practice-oriented

articles for family lawyers, their clients,

and other professionals involved in

divorce, child custody, adoption, and

other family-law related issues. e articles

in Family Advocate do not express the

off‌icial policy of the ABA or the Family

Law Section. ey represent the views of

thoughtful members of the bench and bar

who are interested in eective advocacy

and the American family.

MANAGING EDITOR

Lori Lyons

lori.lyons@americanbar.org

312-988-5662

DESIGN

Mary Anne Kulchawik

maryanne.kulchawik@americanbar.org

ADVERTISING

Jonathan McGraw

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When the Family Advocate Board of Editors began

planning this issue, w e were enjoying a collegial

in-perso n meeting. None of us thought twice

about traveling to a dista nt location, working for

hours in a closed roo m gathered around a single

table, and joining collea gues for handshakes, hugs, and s hared refresh-

ments after th e meeting. At that meeting, things like spot ty cell phone

coverage or slow internet s peeds were a minor annoyance, not a majo r

impediment. Lit tle did we know that before this issue saw t he light of day

we would all have to learn, on the y, to prac tice law in totally different

ways as well as manage our ow n lives and our client relationships in

circumstances n one of us had imagined. On one level, the in stinct to look

for precedent do es no good because we are in unchar ted waters.

However, more than ever, it is import ant to remember that we need to

help ourselves b efore we can effectively help oth ers.

Allison C. Shield s Johs, who specializes in practice ma nagement,

marketing, social media , and productivity coaching an d consulting service

for the legal communit y, has written “How to Work More Efciently a nd

Effectively.” She provide s a multitude of practical tips for managi ng

interruptions, au tomating tasks when possibl e, giving up the myth of

multitasking, an d much more.

The COVID-19 pandemic has pu t a spotlight on workplace culture and

satisfaction a s people were forced to telecommute or a dapt to new work

environments. N ow is the perfect time to reasse ss your work environment

and the impact is ha s on your overall well-being, say Sheila Eng elmeier

and Heather Tabery in “Creating a H ealthy Work Environment in a Family

Law Practice.” The impor tance of choosing the right colleagu es, maintain-

ing personal conn ections and healthy boundaries , cultivating a culture of

inclusion and account ability, and outsourcing employee rela tions to a

human resources de partment are all discussed an d more.

“One Lawyer’s Take on Lawye r Wellness” has been written by Steve

Shewmaker, who imparts p ractical advice for avoiding informatio n

overload, managing your ti me, and taking care of yourself. He explain s

how doing so actually m akes you more productive, not less .

It is certainly tim ely that the ABA has a Working Group to Advance

Well-Being in the Leg al Profession, and we are pleased to pre sent readers

with an array of resource s offered by this group and the ABA Commis sion

KATHLEEN A. HOGAN (kah@mcguanehogan.co m) is a principal with

McGuane and Hogan, P.C., in Denver, Colorado , and Editor in Chief of

Family

Advocate

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