Six months into my Biglaw career, I was ready to quit. But I went on to make Partner.

The years in between changed how I think about navigating a demanding career and now shape how I coach.

Biglaw is hard in many of the same ways that life is hard: uncertainty, difficult people, and the need to keep moving when you don't feel prepared.

That's why I think Biglaw can be an investment in more than your financial future. It can be a place to get better at managing the fears and recalibrating the strengths that shape your career and life more broadly.

For all the time and energy you invest in Biglaw, you should get back something lasting besides money.

Whether you plan to stay for 3 years or 30, my goal is to help you make that investment count: building the skills, leverage, and confidence that give you the freedom to choose based on what you want—not what you're afraid of or believe you can't do.

You don't need to have the answer before we start

Many clients begin coaching in one of two places:

You know something needs to change, but you don't yet know what that looks like.

or

You know what you want, but you don't know how to get there.

Both are completely normal starting points.

Sometimes the work is about maximizing your success in your current role. Sometimes it's about preparing for future opportunities or exploring a new direction. Often it's some combination of all three.

You don't need to decide whether you want to stay in Biglaw or leave it before you can begin making your experience work better for you.

This isn't about leaving Biglaw. It's about asking what needs to change—whether it's how you work, how you feel, or what you're working toward.

Knowing what to do isn't always the problem

Most people think the challenge is knowing what to do.

But knowledge is rarely the only barrier.

You can know that you should set a boundary, ask a question, delegate more effectively, stop overthinking, start a job search, or protect time for something that matters—and still find yourself unable to follow through consistently.

Sometimes you're too overwhelmed, depleted, conflicted, or afraid for the obvious solution to feel as simple as it sounds.

You may know something needs to change, but the thought of changing it feels like one more demand.

When you’re constantly recovering from the last push, the vacuum created by your lack of recovery time sucks up every free minute. You get a brief moment to breathe, and instead of planning what’s next, you collapse. 

I know this feeling intimately because I’ve been there.

And this is how it happens: the weeks bleed into months, and the months into years.

That's why logic alone doesn't always get you there. Knowing the plan—or even knowing the next few steps—is not necessarily enough to make those steps feel possible.

Trying to jump straight to tactics without understanding what's driving the current pattern can leave you back at square one. That's why my approach often begins with understanding the strengths, assumptions, fears, and patterns you bring to demanding work—and then figuring out what really needs to be addressed rather than simply telling you to try harder.

My approach combines coaching with strategy

I use structured frameworks, assessments, and practical resources alongside individualized coaching and strategy.

That means our work may involve reflection and questions, but it is not limited to them.

Depending on what you're working through, we may analyze a situation, identify the variables that matter most, pressure-test different approaches, build a repeatable process, or decide where your limited time and energy are likely to create the most impact.

The structure helps us see patterns. The individualized work helps us determine what those patterns mean for you.

Those approaches tend to come back to three connected ideas.