I don’t think I’m going to have another child. I’m not totally sure how I feel about that just yet, but I will tell you that it’s a decision that I’ve discussed extensively with my husband and our insurance company. That’s right. Not my general practitioner, our pediatrician, or my ob/gyn. Our insurance company.

When I made the decision to go to law school, and later when I made the decision to enter private practice as a litigator, I understood that I was stepping into some interesting territory as a woman. Sure, plenty of women go to law school, and plenty of women maintain very successful private practices. Heck, [...]

Okay, so you’ve heard that I’m in one of those “transitions.”  Yes, I gave up my lucrative career as a full-time nut-cracking litigator to string words together for a living.  When I first announced this decision one of the more common responses from my peers (male and female) was: “Wow.  Good for you.  That takes [...]