The Reality of Work-Life Balance for Trial Lawyers

Season 6, Episode 4: The Reality of Work-Life Balance for Trial Lawyers

What does “work-life balance” actually look like for trial lawyers? In this episode, Karen Koehler, Mo Hamoudi, and Mike Todd get honest about what life looks like in the weeks leading up to trial and in the middle of it.

Karen walks through how she keeps relationships, movement, and creativity in her life even during trial, and why she deliberately cuts out everything else.

Mo talks about being a grinder, integrating work into life instead of trying to escape it, and why physical movement and creative outlets keep him sharp.

Mike pushes the conversation toward creativity, compartmentalization, and the mental reset that makes trial work sustainable.

They talk about guilt, especially for women in the law, sacrifice, aging, creativity, and why there is no magic formula. Trial work narrows life. It doesn’t stop it. And the art of law is part of what keeps them going.

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Hosted by Karen Koehler and Mo Hamoudi, trial lawyers at Stritmatter Law, a nationally recognized plaintiff personal injury and civil rights law firm based in Washington State.

Produced by Mike Todd, Audio & Video Engineer, and Kassie Slugić, Executive Producer.

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