spirituality

Yoga, I have always thought, saved me from the law.

I became a lawyer, in the narrative I have set up of my life, because I was blind to my heart. It was the path my mind led me down, the safe, manageable world of knowledge and surface communication and clear organizing principles.

Sure, I told myself I went to law school to change the world. Certainly not because my parents were begging me to do it. But I also fully acknowledged, at the ripe old age of 24, that I would end up going to law school eventually, so why not do it while I was young?

Part 1: Cindy Adcock,J.D. and M.Div,, Director of Experiential Education at Charlotte Law School, talks about her professional journey including reconciling being a Christian and a lawyer.

Part 1: Making the World a Better Place
Tim Floyd discusses his background in capital defense and his work at Mercer Law School as Director of Law & Public Service and helping law students find their calling in the law. He also talks about the broad range of skills needed and working together in interdisciplinary teams. Mercer works with the Georgia Justice Project, "an unlikely mix of lawyers, social workers, and a landscaping company" and he also touches on that relationship.

Lorraine Weber is Executive Director of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association. She was the ceremonialist at the conference.

"You don't need to have someone else tell you what is true from you. You just need to learn to listen to yourself."

"You don't always judge your success by the results but on whether it is the right thing to do."

Part 1: Finding a Spiritual Space for Expressing Herself