Fit to Practice with Angela Han

One unspoken struggle among many legal professionals is that there is very minimal time and resources available to parents, especially when they have children. Going on leave and coming back, we are at a loss on what …

Drawing boundaries has been one of the toughest tasks for us lawyers when it’s the most important task. Today, I am dismantling all the anxiety and drama we have around drawing boundaries and making it as simple and …

There was a lot of talk around job search in the beginning of the pandemic, and now the conversation has shifted to the Great Resignation and how companies are struggling to find talent. But some of us are still trying …

So many times we like to believe that we are doing everything wrong and everything has gone wrong in our parenting. And we never talk about it. I want to speak up about this because people ask me and question me all …

Jamie Sternberg is my trademark attorney and also a friend and a co-author of the book that is coming out shortly or maybe has already come out by the time this podcast is out. But I wanted to get Jamie on this podcast …

In this episode, I talk about everything behind the scenes in growing my business to a six figure empire in a year as a life coach. Every time I talk about something like this, people have questions, so I wanted to be …

I always gravitate towards stories of immigrants because they really showcase the trails of those who felt like outsiders. And to a great extent, we all feel like outsiders at some point because we are all so …

A lot of the time we talk about how to manage our mental health outside the work place. What do we need to do to take care of ourselves after hours? That is the question we like to usually ask, but today I want to …

This is the first time we are having a law partner in Ireland come on as a guest on the show, and she has shared her firsthand experience working at a firm where she has not experienced burnout as a lawyer and as a …

Rebecca Evans has such an incredible journey. She started her law career later while giving birth to her youngest during law school. She also …

I know I am known for talking about things that people never talk about, but this one is probably the thing people REALLY never talk about. We never talk about sex. We have been socialized to believe that talking about …

We don’t talk about this much, but marriage is as much a part of our lives as our careers are. We often like to talk about how great our marriage is, and if it is not so great, we don’t like to talk about it at all. So …

Many of you probably know Matt Margolis, but if you don’t, he posts hilarious memes and gifs on LinkedIn and elsewhere about the practice of law. So …

What really is spirituality? There are a lot of names and labels and thoughts around spirituality. Some people call it “woo woo” and some people don’t want to deal with it at all because it can feel a little spooky. …

If you follow me on LinkedIn, I announced several weeks back that I would get together with Olivia Vizachero, Rachel Coll, and myself who have …

The phrase “compassionate lawyering” may sound a little jarring because, I mean, compassion? Doesn’t that mean that we are being weak? You can’t win your cases by being compassionate to opposing counsel, right? But …

Oftentimes we believe that leadership doesn’t necessarily have to follow "lawyerhood", but in my conversation with Monica Levi, a former lawyer and …

Today I am speaking with Anna Lozynski, who has been in places all over the world as a lawyer and an entrepreneur. One of the things that is remarkable about Anna is that having an extensive background in the …

Mindfulness and stress are buzzwords to the point where just talking about it attracts a bunch of eyerolls and more stress. So in this conversation …

Today I speak with Danielle Allison, CEO of Ms. JD. We talk about all things life, about how lawyering impacted her as a person and as a lawyer, and …

We live in a world where we are bombarded with advertisements and messages about how we can be “flush with cash,” have “all the freedom and flexibility,” but it is really hard to tell what is a scam and what is …

We talk a lot about burnout and wellness, those are the buzz words, but we don’t really mention the word “betrayal.” That is why I am so excited to share my conversation with Lora Cheadle. She's a former lawyer, life …

A lot of us are brewing with the idea of starting a business while having a full time job, and the biggest hold back is that we feel like there …

I have quite a few listeners who are in big law as junior associates thinking a lot about whether they should lateral and if so, what exactly that …

I get so many questions around podcasting from other lawyers on how to start one, how it works, and what it looks like, all that good stuff, so I …

I really had to hear the phrase “you are not alone” multiple times, like multiple times, in order to really feel like I was not alone. And I think I …

This is a special episode for law school students because you guys are our future. Only a few years ago, I was in your exact spot, and I don’t know …

I am willing to bet that all lawyers have, at some point, gone through an internal crisis of whether they should really stay in the law. And many …

Today we are speaking with Randi Johnson, now a Chief Communications Officer with Gravis Law, a highly ranked national law firm. She is also a …

You may or may not know Jesse Cooke from his famous historical posts on LinkedIn, and I invited him to be interviewed on my show because he is one of the very few people who doesn't talk about anything related to the …

Have you ever said the phrase “I just can’t imagine” when someone tells you about a situation that sounds so painful? I certainly have. But in this …

I’ve always been curious about creating your own firm, but so far I have only met those who went directly from a larger firm to creating their own and doing so intentionally. In Wendy’s case, it was almost accidental …

The more I learn about the legal industry, the more I feel like I need to learn. One of those things is navigating the partnership track and how it works. So today I spoke with Gloria Sandrino, Global Chair of Partner …

I think I am on a roll with talking about the life of an in-house counsel. I’ll be honest - it is a LOT of fun. It is really uncomfortable learning …

I never imagined that learning how to contract would come back to learning how to be fit to practice. In law school, I remember putting my health …

At some point in our careers, we start thinking about transitions. Many times transitioning in-house, being part of the business decisions, the …

We all have different experiences with yoga and meditation. Some of us might be thinking, yoga and meditation seem to calm and inactive for me. Some of us might be thinking, I tried yoga and meditation but it wasn’t …

Mental health, in and of itself, is an under discussed topic in the legal profession, and a niche area that is even less discussed is mental health for men in the law. Today I speak with Mark Yacano, who is a director …

In this episode with Winter Wheeler, a former litigator turned mediator now in very high demand, we talk about the four cornerstones of Winter’s …

Money is still a taboo topic. We are afraid to talk about it because we might feel like we have more debt than other people, make less than other people, and are not making the right decisions the way other people …

In moments of utter confusion or just blankness, it’s hard to find the answers you’re looking for. But how can you find answers if you don’t know what questions to ask? In this episode with Anya Smirnova, a former …

The title of the podcast episode sounds common and maybe even easy. As if that is something that we are supposed to do. Turn difficult experiences …

Some of you may be thinking about becoming a coach or doing something that is impactful. And that is not the only decision you’re making - you might …

It’s been a while since we talked strictly about physical health, and I am so excited to dive into it today. Dr. Monique Ruberu is a doctor based in Pennsylvania but seeing clients and patients all over the world to …

Okay let me tell you before we begin, I know some people - people who are close to me - who get very offended and upset about the idea of spirituality, mediumship, and psychics. If you are one of them, this episode is …

I remember when I used to intern at a criminal defense attorney’s office, and man, it was a lot of work. It took discipline and passion to get through the finish line because you are directly representing the client, …

Let me be honest with you. I’ve thought about starting my own firm because who doesn’t want the freedom to create your own schedule? But I didn’t …

Have you ever thought about communicating with the universe? You may have guessed that this is a spirituality episode. When we talk about spirituality, it’s a bit unclear what that actually means. There are so many …

I’ve been trying to start the conversation on when our mental health does not have anything to do with the profession. Because too many times we are demonizing the profession as the one and only source of mental health …

Some of the scariest parts of life that not a lot of us talk about are the transitions we need to take from point A to point B, whether it is from …

Here’s a question: What is love? Such a common and straightforward question that not a lot of us really talk about as lawyers, but is so fundamental to who we are. I’ll be honest with you: I am still working on loving …

The last time I remember my experience with an appellate lawyer is my time at a prosecutor’s office, and they were on the quietest floor because everyone was writing and thinking. Whereas on the trial floor, we were …

Leadership. Diversity, equity, and inclusion. Wellness. Business development. What do all of these have in common? They are all connected. When you tune into your leadership, you recognize the responsibility to create …

Yes, it is possible to be an incredible lawyer and an incredible entrepreneur, and Heather Stevenson is an example. She is a former big law attorney, a former smoothie shop owner, and now the deputy general counsel of …

When it comes to areas of law that sound the most difficult, to me what comes to mind is the tax law. But all that changed when I met Amanda …

You guys, I am so excited about this episode. Ali Assareh is an M&A attorney at Clorox, and let’s just think about the image right there. An M&A lawyer at a Fortune 500 company. I don’t know about you but I …

I remember when I was graduating from law school, I was really afraid to do anything. I was not on social media, I did not ask for help, and I just …

They share a million self care and health and wellness tips out there: journaling, working out, meditation, but even meditation seems so daunting because you have to sit there in the quiet for 5 to 10 minutes and we’re …

So many attorneys ask questions like the following: Do I like my job? I mean, I’m grateful, but do I like it? Should I stay or should I leave? …

There are a lot of statistics and stories around how difficult it is to thrive as a woman of color in big law. As a result, so many of us shy away …

So, I messed up. I thought it was the 100th episode this week but it was actually last week. But it’s never too late, right? Anyway, in this special episode I record with my husband, Daniel Han, who is really the …

So the title of this episode is pretty narrow, falling in love with your tax practice, but really it applies to a lot of us who feel like understanding tax is such a tall order. And the reality is, tax is part of all …

I can’t believe that this is still the case, but getting therapy is still stigmatized. So many of us are still afraid to admit that we have mental health conditions. It’s like, we have to be afraid of having fingers. …

I don’t know about you, but I am hearing a lot of buzz about lawyers starting their own firm. And a lot of lawyers who already have their own firm and are trying to get clients. Because this is part of the mental and …

I am really excited about this episode because I am a huge believer that money is NOT evil. I had to unlearn a lot of messages that I got growing up about how money doesn’t grow on trees and how it can cause …

How is your relationship with money? Did you just curl up into a ball just hearing that question? If the answer is yes or kind of, today’s episode might be for you. Because I remember about 2 years ago taking a look at …

What does it mean to be a multipotentialite? It really means that, all those interests and dreams you’ve had in your mind for the longest time? You …

What does it really mean to support other women? Let me tell you, there have been times where I felt uncomfortable supporting other women or asking myself what does it really mean to support other women? And finally I …

You know, when I was building my business as a health coach, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. Whenever someone said “sales” or “business …

Hey guys, I’m just going to come out and say it. I am ashamed. I am ashamed that I have never talked about black lives matter and what I am doing to further the movement. It requires conversation. It requires being …

Sometimes, we feel so far away from “the dream life” because there are just too many fires to put out. So many barriers. Too many things that get in the way. So we think to ourselves, “one day.” One of my challenges is …

Today I am speaking with Nicole Holcomb, who is an attorney, an entrepreneur, and a mom of an amazing child who also happens to have dyslexia. When …

You know I am always a fan of sharing stories, and having this podcast is part of it. But in this episode, where I chat with Didi Wong, who is an international speaker and entrepreneur who works with people from all …

Jonathan Liu is a former lawyer and now a real estate agent, investor, and entrepreneur. And all that sounds fancy, but really, as Jon will tell you, it was a pretty scary experience. If you are thinking of making the …

Today my guest is Tom Lynch, a principal at Miles & Stockbridge, a very prominent law firm in my area in Baltimore. Not only has he been at this …

Today I chat with Laura Chipman, who is a marketing and privacy lawyer and a coach living at a beautiful farm. The farm part is important because …

Patric McCallum is a small business and low drama divorce attorney in Texas, and in this episode he shares his journey making some big changes in his life professionally and personally. This conversation is important …

Now this episode has a special place in my heart because Leah Del Percio, my guest today, is, like me, also a lawyer, an entrepreneur, and a mom. This is one of the joys of being a podcaster. I get to meet so many …

We all have some sense of what is going on with law school these days but it’s hard to truly grasp the struggles of the law student. And today I …

Have you ever heard of “achievement addiction”? Or maybe you’ve lived it. I wasn’t aware that I’ve had achievement addiction until Elena helped me put a name to it in this episode. As we’ll discuss more in this …

When it comes to money, many of us have a lot of anxiety around it. I’ve certainly avoided looking at my own money for the longest time, and I still have a lot of questions around money. How to use it, where to use it, …

There has been a time where I always looked to others with more experience for answers. That person would probably know more and can tell me because …

Today, I speak with Dave Strousberg, who was previously in sales and is now a lawyer, shares in this episode how selling is serving. Selling is an art: when you sell, you persuade, and the secret is that when what …

I don’t know if you know the book Essentialism by Greg McKeown, but that last name McKeown is a rare last name. So when I saw Jim McKeown on LinkedIn, I asked him whether he is related to that guy Greg, and he said no. …

Michelle Finch is a managing partner at Gravis Law, a large firm with locations all over the country. And today she shares her story about how she …

This episode was recorded a few weeks after the pandemic came to the U.S. Covid-19 has changed the way we parent and lawyer forever. It is still changing. So in this episode, Catherine Brukalo, a trial attorney in …

I’ve been thinking a lot about what it is like to be a law student or a new lawyer during these times because I know that it was truly challenging …

Victor Velazquez is the Chief Executive Officer of the Maryland State Bar Association. I invited him to join me on this podcast because I just felt like he has been doing an exceptional job leading so many attorneys …

Today I am speaking with Colin Levy, who has been in-house counsel in the field of legal technology for a while. He recently lost his job and …

I’ve had a few guests on my podcast to discuss mental health and depression specifically. At one point I wondered whether I am talking about one thing too much. But when it comes to mental health and depression …

David Meltzer is the co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and has been growing his influence on social media in his mission to empower over 1 billion …

The perception right now may be that it is difficult to find a job or bounce back from losing a job; there’s just generally so much uncertainty …

I was debating whether I should put the title as “becoming a female leader” with Delphine O’Rourke or just putting down “becoming a leader” and I …

As a minority woman, you go through a lot of stuff to say the least. People doubt you more, question you more, and it makes you feel like you don’t belong. They can’t help it; people have preconceived notions about who …

I am speaking with a lot of recruiters these days to learn more about the market so I can serve my audience, you guys, with relevant information, …

Because we are all cooped up in our homes, it’s kind of like throwing spaghetti against the wall. We’re trying out a lot of different things with self care, sleep, having space, raising kids, and managing our health in …

Today I am speaking with Joe Milowic, who I met over a year ago, and you’ll learn more about exactly how we met during the episode, but I have learned and grown so much from being part of the Lawyers Depression Project …

I am really excited about this episode because we crush all the doubts and questions and excuses about maintaining a healthy lifestyle for busy lawyers. This week, I chat with Mara Smith, who made some small changes …

This one is especially for anyone who has a background in the military because that is Chris Ogle’s background, but even if you are not in the military I highly recommend tuning in. Chris is an in-house counsel at an …

Right now, things are very uncertain, and many law students and younger attorneys are trying to find a way to stand out in the hiring pool. It is …