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From Building a Firm to Chief Judge in Virginia: A Converstion with Glen Huff (opens the original)
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Driven early to succeed and following a federal judicial clerkship, Glen Huff became one of the hardest-working associates in his first job at a Virginia law firm. When the firm suddenly collapsed, rather than look for another job, his courage and faith guided him to build his own practice from the ground up. His firm, Huff, Poole & Mahoney, grew into a Virginia powerhouse. Then, he decided to serve the state when he was elected to the Virginia Court of Appeals where he rose to Chief Judge befor
Bringing Mindfulness to the Corporate World: A Conversation with Sarah Stuart (opens the original)
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Sarah Stuart, a self-admitted overachiever, was a stressed-out law student at Harvard when a 40-minute yoga class planted a seed of serenity and mindfulness. Throughout her career at a top law firm, the NBA, and Reebok, Sarah used mindfulness principles to find equilibrium when stress threatened to dominate her days. Eventually, she decided to leave her day job to start her own business counselling high-powered professionals. In this episode, find out how she built a new business helping others
Embracing Marketing Basics to Build a New Business: A Conversation with Stu Shanus (opens the original)
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Stu Shanus never enjoyed self-promotion, but he grew his practice by demonstrating genuine care for his clients' cases. As a litigator, his success was fueled by hard work, but the stifling politics of big law eventually pushed him toward change. After leaving to build something new, he realized his passion lay in the process of resolution. In January 2026, he launched his career as an arbitrator, leveraging his hard-earned reputation—and a bit of marketing—to build his customer base. In this ep
From Billion-Dollar Deals to Life on the Farm: A Conversation with Gerry DiFiore (opens the original)
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What happens when a lawyer who spent decades doing billion-dollar deals decides that his most valuable asset isn't money, but time? When his father passed away in 2019, Gerry DiFiore, a high-powered M&A lawyer, began rethinking his priorities. He realized that time was the one resource he couldn't earn back and that he needed to be far more intentional about how he spent it. In 2025, Gerry walked away from his New York legal career and headed north to his wife's bucolic family farm in Maine. In
From High Stakes Litigation to Bar Band: A Conversation with John Bovich (opens the original)
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From the debate team to high-stakes tech litigation, John Bovich built a successful career arguing major patent law cases. But when the long hours started competing with family life, he knew it was time to pivot. John identified what he loved most about his work and translated those core skills into teaching the next generation of lawyers. After hours, you can find him making music with his band, Vikings in the Basement. Tune in to hear how John successfully reframed his expertise and built a ca
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