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    My mommy works on the computer and FaceTimes people. She is really good at her job. That’s how my first grader described what my job is in a recent  Read more »

    Book Review: My Mom is a Lawyer
  • #Legal: Instagram Can Do Anything It Wants with Your Photos

    Have you read Instagram's Terms of Use? Probably not. Don't feel bad. A 2017 Deloitte survey found that 91% of people consent to terms of  Read more »

    #Legal: Instagram Can Do Anything It Wants with Your Photos
  • Let Her Finish

    “As a woman, you can be a literal supreme court justice and still get shouted down like someone’s little sister isn’t exactly encouraging news.” Just  Read more »

    Let Her Finish
  • Baby on Nirvana’s Nevermind Album–Lawsuit Explained

    Gen-Xers, do you remember Spencer Elden? You may not remember his name, but you certainly will his genitals. Or at least how they looked when he  Read more »

    Baby on Nirvana’s Nevermind Album–Lawsuit Explained

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COVID-19 and Your College Kid: Documents Every Parent MUST Have in Case of a Medical Emergency

In Parenthood  •  by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, October 7, 2020  •   Leave a Comment
Imagine you’re 18 years old and starting college. First time living away from home, still largely dependent on your parents. You’ve never spent a day in your life without the loving companionship of family and friends. Within in days of your arrival, you are moved...
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Can a City Ban Trick-or-Treating?

In Law, Parenthood  •  by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, October 3, 2020

Trick-or-treating during a pandemic. Yea or nay? The CDC in their 1st ever “Halloween guidelines” deemed trick-or-treating “high risk.” Social media is filled with people’s crazy contraptions for delivering candy to kids across a front lawn. And at least one U.S. city (Springfield, MA)...

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Should I send my kids back to school in the fall?

In Parenthood  •  by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, July 20, 2020

COVID decision fatigue could have killed me this morning. Okay, I’m being a bit dramatic, but hear me out. Quick maneuvers are the new running skill I’ve acquired in the COVID times. Moving several steps to the left or right a moment before...

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Dad, you were right

In Parenthood  •  by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, July 3, 2020

Fun fact about me and my dad: his first day of retirement was my first day as a working lawyer. The timing wasn’t an accident. With 3 kids, he wanted to make sure at least 2 of us were off the payroll before he...

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My mommy works on the computer and FaceTimes peopl My mommy works on the computer and FaceTimes people. She is really good at her job.

That’s how my first grader described what my job is in a recent school writing assignment.

While I appreciated the complement, it made me realize just how hard it is to explain to my little girl what a lawyer is, especially one like me who doesn’t go to court. Her Fisher Price Little People Community Helpers set doesn’t include an in-house lawyer who drafts, reviews, and negotiates commercial contracts.

If you are a lawyer mom like me who wants her kids to know all of the amazing things lawyer moms do, check out My Mom is a Lawyer by fellow lawyer mom Vanessa Gerard. It’s available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon.

Lawyer moms, we’re all represented in the book. Prosecutors. Defense lawyers. Commercial litigators. Corporate lawyers. Real estate attorneys. Policy makers.

Thank you @bostonu Unleashed PR Club for the Mother's Day care package containing this wonderful book.

#lawyermom #lawyermoms #workingmoms #dallasmoms @mymomisalawyerbook
Whether it’s someone panhandling at an intersect Whether it’s someone panhandling at an intersection, sleeping under a freeway overpass, or walking around downtown with all of their possessions, our kids encounter homeless people all the time in Dallas.

And they ask hard questions.

Why is he sleeping there? Why doesn’t she have a home? Why doesn’t he have a family to take care of him?

You and your kids can make the shift from empathy to action by volunteering for one of the amazing organizations serving the homeless people of Dallas.

@familygateway @facesofugmdallas @thebirthdaypartyproject @hopesupplyco.dfw 

Check out my latest post for @DallasMoms for more information (click on the link in my bio).

#dallasmoms #lawyermoms #carpoollinelaw #dallasmomblogger #uniongospelmission #hopesupplyco #thebirthdaypartyproject #familygateway #helpthehomeless
#onedaymay May 13: What I am listening to... My f #onedaymay May 13: What I am listening to...

My favorite podcasts all feature impressive women hosts having fascinating conversations with people you would really like to know. 

@dyingtoaskpodcast with @runreadsip , Kyrs Boyd's Think podcast, @whatsherstorypodcast with @samanthaettus and @amy_k_nelson, @bestofbothworlds_podcast with @lvanderkam and @the_shubox, and @themotherrunner with Sarah Bowen Shea and @dimityontherun.

Can you guess which one of these incredible women is my sister?

#onedaymay #dallasmoms #lawyermoms #motherrunner
#onedaymay May 12: Throwback version of me... Sta #onedaymay May 12: Throwback version of me...

Starting the college application process with my oldest daughter has made me nostalgic for my college years.

One of my favorite college memories was meeting Ann Richards. Texas and feminist icon, her message of unity and inclusion is just as relevant today as it was in the 80s and 90s. 

As can see by how close we are in the photo, she was extremely gracious to a stammering college kid thrilled to meet one of her idols.

#onedaymay #lawyermom #dallasmoms #dallasmomblogger

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My mommy works on the computer and FaceTimes peopl My mommy works on the computer and FaceTimes people. She is really good at her job.

That’s how my first grader described what my job is in a recent school writing assignment.

While I appreciated the complement, it made me realize just how hard it is to explain to my little girl what a lawyer is, especially one like me who doesn’t go to court. Her Fisher Price Little People Community Helpers set doesn’t include an in-house lawyer who drafts, reviews, and negotiates commercial contracts.

If you are a lawyer mom like me who wants her kids to know all of the amazing things lawyer moms do, check out My Mom is a Lawyer by fellow lawyer mom Vanessa Gerard. It’s available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon.

Lawyer moms, we’re all represented in the book. Prosecutors. Defense lawyers. Commercial litigators. Corporate lawyers. Real estate attorneys. Policy makers.

Thank you @bostonu Unleashed PR Club for the Mother's Day care package containing this wonderful book.

#lawyermom #lawyermoms #workingmoms #dallasmoms @mymomisalawyerbook
Whether it’s someone panhandling at an intersect Whether it’s someone panhandling at an intersection, sleeping under a freeway overpass, or walking around downtown with all of their possessions, our kids encounter homeless people all the time in Dallas.

And they ask hard questions.

Why is he sleeping there? Why doesn’t she have a home? Why doesn’t he have a family to take care of him?

You and your kids can make the shift from empathy to action by volunteering for one of the amazing organizations serving the homeless people of Dallas.

@familygateway @facesofugmdallas @thebirthdaypartyproject @hopesupplyco.dfw 

Check out my latest post for @DallasMoms for more information (click on the link in my bio).

#dallasmoms #lawyermoms #carpoollinelaw #dallasmomblogger #uniongospelmission #hopesupplyco #thebirthdaypartyproject #familygateway #helpthehomeless
#onedaymay May 13: What I am listening to... My f #onedaymay May 13: What I am listening to...

My favorite podcasts all feature impressive women hosts having fascinating conversations with people you would really like to know. 

@dyingtoaskpodcast with @runreadsip , Kyrs Boyd's Think podcast, @whatsherstorypodcast with @samanthaettus and @amy_k_nelson, @bestofbothworlds_podcast with @lvanderkam and @the_shubox, and @themotherrunner with Sarah Bowen Shea and @dimityontherun.

Can you guess which one of these incredible women is my sister?

#onedaymay #dallasmoms #lawyermoms #motherrunner
#onedaymay May 12: Throwback version of me... Sta #onedaymay May 12: Throwback version of me...

Starting the college application process with my oldest daughter has made me nostalgic for my college years.

One of my favorite college memories was meeting Ann Richards. Texas and feminist icon, her message of unity and inclusion is just as relevant today as it was in the 80s and 90s. 

As can see by how close we are in the photo, she was extremely gracious to a stammering college kid thrilled to meet one of her idols.

#onedaymay #lawyermom #dallasmoms #dallasmomblogger
#onedaymay May 10: Most used gadget or app If you #onedaymay May 10: Most used gadget or app

If you had told my 10 year old self, the kid who would check out books 10 at a time from the library, that someday all of the books I owned would be on a device smaller than my Walkman (#80skid), my mind would have been completely blown.

No question, my most used gadget is my Kindle. If you want to read more, keep an e-reader with you and you can read whenever you have a few spare minutes.

If you have access to the @libby.app through your local library, you download checked out e-books onto your e-reader.

#onedaymay #dallasmom #lawyermom
#onedaymay May 9: Mondays look like... My Mondays #onedaymay May 9: Mondays look like...

My Mondays are a day-long struggle with my (home) office mate who doesn't respect my personal space. 

#onedaymay #lawyermom #dallasmoms #carpoollinelaw #goldensofinstagram
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