A Different Kind of Legal Professional

I wasn't born with natural conflict resolution or leadership skills - quite the opposite.

Growing up in a volatile household with a hair-trigger temper meant my twin sister got the worst of me when I got triggered.

At 18, I had to face a choice: keep doing what I'd always done, or figure out how to lead myself first.

That decision set me on a path I'm still on today, studying leadership and conflict resolution not because it came naturally, but because I needed to understand how people operate under pressure—starting with myself.

As a litigation barrister, I saw litigation for what it often is: expensive, exhausting, emotionally brutal and uncertain.

I trained as mediator two years after becoming a barrister, attended Harvard (negotiation, leadership and how to handle difficult conversations) and became an advanced trained mediator, but here's what I discovered: mediation and negotiation training teaches you the process.

No one teaches you how to stop the drama, handle high conflict personalities, or manage anything that gets thrown at you, especially when it all goes sideways.

I learned that the skills legal professionals aren't trained in—conflict resolution beyond legal skills, leadership under pressure—are what make all the difference in getting results.

Now I work with high-achieving legal professionals through my coaching + consulting practice, Lawyers Who Lead, and my core training platform, Mediation Mastery Academy, helping them develop the conflict resolution and leadership skills that no legal training taught them or no length of time in practice will ever teach them.

The work isn't about becoming someone you're not—it's about becoming the best version of who you already are, just using proven tools when it matters most.

Here's how mastering these skills transformed my entire career. 👇