Dunlap Law Culture Articles

Crossroads

Crossroads

Twenty years ago today, my life reached its nadir.   On the cusp of my 35th birthday, my life was a disaster.    In January of 2003, my 16-year-old marriage (yes, I married at 19) crashed into a fiery ball of burning hell.  As lawyers say, I was the intervening cause,...

Learning to Listen

Learning to Listen

Me, last year: “I need to let Claire know about this business decision I’ve made.” Me, now: “I wonder what Claire thinks about _____ business dilemma?” I started Dunlap Law in 2015. By 2017, a small team had come together but I was the decider. I solved all the...

How Two Floods Led to Dunlap Law

How Two Floods Led to Dunlap Law

In August of 2007, as the summer sun faded behind the mountains, my dear friend Peri sandbagged me:   “What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to do that you’ll die without doing?”   I was 38 years old. Eleven years into a teaching career. Five years into...