“There is no substitute for dedication, there are no shortcuts, nothing is easy. Early on in my career, I treated the practice of law as a 9 to 5 job and failed to realize that the practice of law is a profession. The distinction between the two is that a job is something you do during the day to receive compensation, and you leave behind when you go home. The profession of law goes beyond the office doors. The practice of law is personal.”
