I didn’t grow up wanting to be a lawyer. Most of what I heard about lawyers when I was younger was from lawyer jokes. Then, I took a Contract Law class when I was in business school at the University of South Carolina. I was
I moved around a bit as a kid. During my early years, I lived in a few places near Huntsville, Alabama – and then spent my formative years in Charleston, South Carolina. But my hometown – my true hometown – is Mooresville, Alabama. Mooresville is
My dad and I didn’t have the type of relationship where he would give me a lot of advice. It just wasn’t like that. If I asked him about something, he’d opine. But generally he kept his thoughts to himself and let me learn things
Some years ago, my family was in the midst of a long episode of severe trauma. My Grandma was in her early 90s at the time. She watched as one of her children went through a period of early onset cognitive decline. It was a
It was a hot summer day in Charleston, South Carolina. For anyone who knows the Low Country in the summertime, that means it felt like a hot yoga class outside. The only chance for reprieve was an ocean breeze. That day, my mother enlisted me
As I write this, I’m listening to Warren Buffett conduct the 2024 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting – the so-called “Woodstock for Capitalists” that takes place every year, since 1973, in Omaha, Nebraska. My affinity for Mr. Buffett’s late sidekick Charlie Munger is well-known. I wrote
I spent several years working on a M&A deal team in Europe during my 30s. It was a cutthroat, high-speed environment. Most days, I was either pitching deals or working with investment bankers, fund managers, private investors, lawyers and tax advisers. Lots of variables and
After I took the bar exam, I needed to sort out how I wanted to start my professional life. Instead of going the traditional route and working for a law firm, I decided to go into business. I took a few months off to find
I studied hard for the bar exam. It was a real grind, throughout the entire summer of 2007. But something in me really liked it. In fact, I liked studying for the bar exam better than I liked studying in law school. Studying in law
My grandfather was a great person. I know, most people say good things about their ancestors. But my father’s father was a special man. He had an angelic sense about him, always treating others kindly. He navigated life with a dignity and grace that seems