When I went to the CWBA Convention for the first time in 2024, my plan was simple: go, sit near the back during the programming (because, I thought, surely everyone else knows each other already and their seats at the front tables are predestined and saved and sacred and I, a young attorney in polyester pants and in hiding, will sit in the back where no one will notice me). I didn't know what to expect and no one else from my firm went that year. Like anyone, my first instinc

In the last two years, I’ve taught over a dozen CLEs on neurodiversity in the legal profession. (In case I’ve lost you already, neurodiversity means the full range of ways human brains can work; neurodivergent means people whose neurology is outside what is generally considered the norm. Neurodivergent conditions or identities include autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD and C-PTSD, OCD, dyslexia, and countless others.) Here’s a recording of the CLE I did for CAMP (hosted on

Judge Rodriguez takes the opportunity and privilege she now has as a judge to advocate for and elevate justice and fairness for everyone who comes before her or who is inspired by her journey.

Serving on the judiciary is a precarious position where one must balance the loss of individualism while simultaneously leading the legal community and modeling judicial values and ethics. Judge Priscilla Loew has managed this balance with spectacularly through her steadfast observance of fairness and equity in her courtroom all while modeling what it means to be a mentor, leader, and trailblazer. While all appointments come with their challenges, Judge Loew’s time on the ben