by Doug Brown, JD | Oct 17, 2025 | Law Practice
Nobody tells you the hard parts about leading a law firm. They tell you how to delegate, build systems, and develop people. But they don’t tell you what it actually costs. Here are three truths most law firm leaders learn the hard way. Truth #1: You’ll...
by Doug Brown, JD | Sep 19, 2025 | Law Practice, Leadership, Success
Saturday at the SC Bar Senior Lawyers Symposium, something shifted in a room of 30 managing partners. It started with an uncomfortable truth about succession planning. The Selfish Trap I shared my speaker school story—how I felt guilty investing in myself until I...
by Doug Brown, JD | Sep 12, 2025 | Law Practice, Leadership
Law firm leaders often spend years “getting ready” for succession planning without ever starting. After working with dozens of managing partners through this transition, I’ve identified three questions that separate those who move forward from those...
by Doug Brown, JD | Aug 8, 2025 | Law Practice, Leadership, Management, Strategy, Success
Law firm succession planning often focuses on logistics: who takes over which clients, how to transition responsibilities, and establishing timelines. But the real challenge is rarely discussed—the identity crisis that comes with stepping back from being the fixer....
by Melissa Kascak | Jul 16, 2025 | Fit Yourself In
“You should have made me keep dancing.” This was a phrase I said to my mother after seeing a performance of some dancers when I was a young teen. (Of course I was a teen, the audacity of such a statement could only come from a kid that age.) At this point in my life,...
