The Ledger Law Firm’s Post

Today, I'm doing something lawyers almost never do. Taking a breath. Columbus Day reminds me why I got into personal injury law in the first place. Not for the courtroom wins or the settlements. For people. The ones who call me after their worst day. The ones who need someone in their corner when insurance companies circle like vultures. This profession will eat you alive if you let it. The phone rings at midnight. Someone's kid is in the hospital. A drunk driver. A distracted trucker. Another family shattered. But here's what 27 years taught me: You can't pour from an empty cup. I've seen brilliant attorneys burn out at 40. Marriages crumble. Health collapse. All because they thought the only way to serve clients was to sacrifice everything else. I used to think taking time off meant I was failing my clients. Wrong. Dead wrong. When I return from a long weekend, I'm sharper. More present. Better equipped to fight for the compensation families deserve. My team operates the same way. We close the office on holidays. We protect our nights. We show up as humans first. The legal system runs on exhaustion. It rewards those who grind themselves into dust. I refuse to play that game anymore. 🎯 My clients don't need a zombie in a suit. They need clear thinking. Strategic planning. Someone who can actually listen when they're scared. So today, I'm with my family. No emails. No case files. Just presence. Take the break. Your best work comes from rest, not depletion.