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This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Drew Hickey! Drew has practiced law since 2010, in private practice and in-house as an attorney for a health system in Central Illinois.  She grew up in Decatur, Illinois and traveled out of state for school, attending Mary Baldwin College in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, living in DC between college and law school and working for Fried Fra...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Karen Bonnell. Karen has over 30 years of experience working with couples and families facing transition, loss, growth and change. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Karen has been board certified and licensed as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner since 1982.  Karen’s work as a Collaborative Divorce Coach spurred her determination...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Tahmina Watson, a nationally acclaimed immigration attorney and founder of Watson Immigration Law in Seattle, Washington, USA. Her practice focuses on business and investment immigration matters. She is also co-founder of Airport Lawyer , and the non-profit Washington Immigrant Defense Network ( WIDEN ).   Tahmina is a national spokesperson of t...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Melanie Leonard! Melanie is an attorney, an entrepreneur, and one of the leading authorities on the use of legal practice management software.  She graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2002 and began practicing at mid-sized firms.  Disillusioned by their inefficiencies, Melanie left to start her own firm in 2006.  And, over the next 12...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Erin Levine, a legal innovator, entrepreneur, speaker and Certified Family Law Specialist. She is the CEO and Founder of Oakland based boutique firm, Levine Family Law Group. In 2018 Erin launched Hello Divorce , an award winning online DIY web platform that helps self represented folks navigate the divorce process on their own or with some lega...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Rosanna Berardi, the Managing Partner of Berardi Immigration Law and the CEO of High Wire Woman, where she helps working women create a blueprint to live their lives in a simpler way and take back their most precious commodity: their time. Starting as a one-woman operation in Rosanna' s apartment fifteen years ago, Berardi Immigration Law is now...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined Sondra Firestein, the founder of Pursuit Concierge to discuss outsourcing and delegation. Tune in ladies, we're not just talking about outsourcing at the office, this can be done in our ever demanding personal lives as well!  Sondra helps busy households and businesses overcome the overwhelm with mindful delegation™. In 2014 she founded Pursuit...

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie dives into overcoming the mean girl voice we have in our head. To keep on maximizing your firm, stay connected! Facebook Group Facebook Page LinkedIn Guild Subscribe to our YouTube channel so you never miss an interview, presentation or training!

This week on Maximum Mom your host Elise Buie joined the Beyonce of modern law practice, Carolyn Elefant ! Carolyn is the owner of the Law Offices of Carolyn Elefant, a national energy law practice based in Washington D.C. where she represents clients before utility commissions and FERC, federal districts and appellate courts where she has briefed and/or argued over 50 cases, including several pre...

Maximum Lawyer is excited to introduce to you, the Maximum Mom podcast with Elise Buie! This is your go-to podcast for navigating the unique challenges that come with being a lawyer, a law firm owner and a mom. We’ll be here every week with interviews, insights and a community to help you on your journey to have a fulfilling career and being the best mom you can be. To keep on maximizing your firm...