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list, click on the link below each profile. Our list is constantly
growing. So, if you don’t find a resource close to you, let
us know. We’ll do our best to seek out additional resources:
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North Carolina | Texas
Name – Dolly M. Garlo, RN, JD, PCC
Title – Executive coaching & consulting for professionals
Location – National and international. Works with clients
by phone, email and onsite (generally in Florida, Texas, Ohio, and Utah).
Services – Customized guidance in career transition, business
development, succession & exit planning, retirement life design, and in creating
legacy projects.
Background – Ms. Garlo was a university-educated critical-care nurse
before graduating law school (University of Utah College Of Law) and practicing health care
law for 16 years. She completed her professional coach training with CoachU, is
credentialled with the International Coach Federation, and is a certified retirement coach.
She is licensed to deliver several learning assessment profiles, among them DiSC,
Birkman, and Life Options.
Contact – dmgarlo@AllThrive.com.
www.AllThrive.com.
Name – Drazia Rubenstein, MCC
Title – Master Certified Coach
Location – Florida and nationally
Services – Offers coaching on work/life balance, business
development and long-term planning. Specializes in working with attorneys in
private practice, dealing with the daily challenges of running a law firm. Offers
online assessments; meets via telephone conference.
Background – More than 30 years business experience, including
running a law firm. Ms. Rubenstein is a former Senior Practice Advisor with a leading
law practice-management training organization. In addition, she is a Certified Professional
Behavioral Analyst, a Certified Professional Values Analyst, and a Master Certified
Coach as designated by the International Coach Federation (ICF). She has served as
Chair of the ICF Ethics & Standards Committee, and recently completed a three-year
term on a Florida Bar Grievance Committee.
Contact – drazia35@bellsouth.net
Name – Deborah Brown,
MBA/MSW
Title – Career consultant and coach
Location – Atlanta
Services – Helping lawyers redirect their careers to provide
professional and personal satisfaction, gain focus and direction within
law, and improve job performance or make their transition from law.
Provides outplacement counseling. Assists with all aspects of the job
search process. Provides on-line assessments, and other assessment
and career planning tools. Offers in-person or telephone appointments
and a free 30-minute consultation.
Background – MBA in Human Resource Management and Organizational
Behavior, and an MSW from the University of Illinois. Member: Georgia
Career Development Association, Georgia Psychological Association,
National Association of Social Workers, International Association of
Coaches. Former clinical social worker and stock broker. Served as
speaker for programs at several Atlanta legal organizations.
Contact – www.DandBconsulting.com
Name – Julie Fleming-Brown, JD
Title – Executive coach for lawyers
Location – Atlanta, with national tele-coaching practice.
Services – Helping lawyers develop satisfying and profitable practices
based on client service and integrity. Through coaching and the use of various assessments,
I help lawyers identify and achieve professional success as each individual defines it. Topics
on which I frequently coach include professional development (such as communication skills,
time and stress management, skills acquisition, leadership development), business development,
and career management (including deciding whether to change jobs or leave the profession,
assistance in all stages of job search, creating a plan for success following a job transition,
and strategic career planning). Offers an initial 45-minute consultation at no cost.
Background – Ms. Fleming-Brown graduated from the Emory
University School of Law in 1993 and has practiced IP litigation with two boutique firms and
in the Atlanta office of Jones Day. She transitioned to coaching in 2005 and completed initial
coach training in early 2006. Ms. Fleming-Brown is a member of the International Coach
Federation, and will complete Georgetown University’s Leadership Coaching program in Spring 2007.
Contact – www.LifeAtTheBar.com or (800) 758-6214.
Name – Monica R. Parker, JD
Title – Career coach for unhappy lawyers eager to pursue fulfilling work outside of the law.
Location – Atlanta-based, with national tele-coaching practice.
Services – Helps lawyers who want to leave the law but who struggle to identify
alternative careers. Ms. Parker, who practiced in IP litigation and employee-benefits law for five years,
offers individual telephone-coaching programs, and a phone-linked tele-class designed to assist
participants help in finding work they love. In addition, she has a blog, an email newsletter, a free
downloadable report, and an e-book, all designed to help readers explore alternative careers.
Background – Ms. Parker earned her B.A., and JD from Harvard, and served as a
lecturer on law at Harvard Law. She is currently licensed by the State Bar of Georgia, and received
career-coaching training from The Coaches Training Institute.
Contact – www.leavingthelaw.com
Name – Debby Stone, JD, CPCC
Title – Certified career, leadership and life coach for lawyers
Location – Atlanta-based, with national tele-coaching practice
Services – Values-based coaching and workshops for lawyers who want
to bring life to the practice of law. Coaching topics include career management, career
transition, leadership and management skill development, rainmaking, and life balance.
Individual coaching takes place by telephone. Offers a complimentary initial coaching
consultation.
Background – Ms. Stone received her undergraduate degree magna cum
laude from the Institute of Policy Sciences at Duke University, and a JD with high honors
from Duke University School of Law in 1989. She practiced law for over 16 years, first at
McKenna Long & Aldridge. She is an active member of the Georgia Association for Women
Lawyers, and is a senior editor and contributing writer for The Complete Lawyer e-zine.
Ms. Stone has been trained and certified through The Coaches Training Institute, and is
a board officer of the Georgia Coach Association.
Contact – debby@cornerofficecoaching.com or call (770) 569-8115
Name – Anne Whitaker, JD
Title – Career consultant & coach for lawyers; VP of Counsel On Call.
Location – Atlanta
Services – Counsels and coaches lawyers in career development, career
transition, business development, and work/life balance. Offers in-person and telephone
consultations, and is a licensed provider of the Highlands Ability Battery and other
career-related assessments.
Background – Ms. Whitaker, who received her J.D., cum laude from the
University of Georgia School of Law in 1986, served on the editorial board of the Georgia
Law Review. She practiced real estate law for five years, and later started In-House Counsel,
Inc., an Atlanta-based contract attorney placement company. She sold the company in 1996 to a
national company, and managed the Atlanta office for two years before transitioning into
career coaching for lawyers. She received her coach training through Corporate Coach University.
Ms. Whitaker is founding member and co-chair of the Atlanta Bar Career Management Committee,
a member of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, and a contributing writer for The Complete Lawyer,
an online magazine for lawyers. Over the past 15 years, she has created, chaired and spoken
at numerous CLE's for lawyers on career development and transition.
Contact – anne.whitaker@counseloncall.com or
www.counseloncall.com
Name – Johnson O’Connor
Research Foundation
Title – Aptitude testing center
Location – Atlanta
Services – Helps professionals identify their natural strengths,
and directs them to careers that will use those abilities. Through
testing, lawyers unhappy in their work can find a new direction,
whether by switching practice areas, using their JD in a different
capacity, or by switching fields altogether. It can also identify
why their current job is not a good fit.
Background – The nation’s oldest center
for the study of human aptitudes. The organization believes that
true job satisfaction
depends upon using those aptitudes (or natural talents and skills)
with which you were born. Testing at one of 11 US locations (see
below for others) takes a day and a half and yields a useful and
individualized job profile and post-test consulting. Fee includes
free follow-up for the first year.
Contact – www.jocrf.org
Name – Jatrine Bentsi-Enchill, JD.
Title – Certified professional coach, trainer and
consultant.
Location – Charlotte, and outside the region.
Services – Provides professional coaching and training
for lawyers in the areas of career development and transition, work/life
balance, communication and leadership, with a focus on life purpose,
personal mission and values.
Background – Ms. Bensci-Enchill received her BA
from Williams College, and her JD from the UCLA School of Law. After
practicing law for several years, she successfully navigated her
own career transition and brings a wealth of corporate, non-profit
and business experience to her clients. She completed her coach training
and certification at The Coaches Training Institute, and is founder
and director of the Esq. Development Institute.
Contact – http://www.esqdevelopmentinstitute.com/
Name – Michael E. Hall, PhD
Title – Career counselor-at-law
Location – Charlotte
Services – Counseling, coaching for individuals,
dual-career couples, and law firms/departments seeking career, marital,
and/or leadership development. Life-career issues: work-performance/satisfaction,
work addiction/stress management, quality-of-life, career plateaus/planning,
career-job transitions (e.g., promotion, retirement, and job elimination/termination).
Applies principles from the behavioral sciences, adult learning theory,
and organizational dynamics to effect self-change.
Background – PhD, counseling psychology (Penn
State); MEd, school psychology; BA, Psychology; Licensed Professional
Counselor; certified Career Management Fellow (Institute of Career
Certification International); Professional-Affiliate of Graduate
Faculty, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; mental health consultant
to
the local bar association's lawyer support committee and grievance
committee; facilitated occupational mental health CLE short-course
sponsored by state lawyers assistance program; and is a published
author in law periodicals.
Contact – (704) 858-2984 or careerenhance@carolina.rr.com
Name – Michael C. Thomas, Ph.D.
Title – Career consultant & job search coach
Location – Cary
Services – Consulting and coaching in the areas of career change exploration and job search. Venues include long distance telephone, face-to-face, and weekend small group workshop settings. Makes use of the following online assessments – the Work Values Inventory, MBTI Career Report, Campbell Interest Skills Survey, and the WorkPlace Big Five Profile.
Background – Ph.D., Social Psychology and Sociology; co-founded the Intensive Life Career Planning Workshop in Chapel Hill and Raleigh; now in its 12th year. Formerly a Senior Consultant with Farr Associates, Applied Behavioral Scientists. Thomas has 27 years experience in executive and business management consulting and leadership training.
Contact – (919) 469-5775. Email to: mikethomas@nc.rr.com.
Name – Dolly M. Garlo, RN, JD, PCC
Title – Executive coaching & consulting for professionals
Location – National and international. Works with clients
by phone, email and onsite (generally in Florida, Texas, Ohio, and Utah).
Services – Customized guidance in career transition, business
development, succession & exit planning, retirement life design, and in creating
legacy projects.
Background – Ms. Garlo was a university-educated critical-care nurse
before graduating law school (University of Utah College Of Law) and practicing health care
law for 16 years. She completed her professional coach training with CoachU, is
credentialled with the International Coach Federation, and is a certified retirement coach.
She is licensed to deliver several learning assessment profiles, among them DiSC,
Birkman, and Life Options.
Contact – dmgarlo@AllThrive.com. www.AllThrive.com.
Name – Holly J.W. Huart, J.D.
Title – Attorney coach, career counselor & consultant
Location – Houston, and national
Services – Coaching/counseling attorneys in all phases
of their careers. A juris “doctor” for career checkups, or a success
partner for career transitions inside the law or out. Uses a variety
of assessments – including a lawyer’s career decision
tree – to generate new options. Coaches lawyers on work-life
issues and leadership, and offers customized strategic planning,
resume & letter preparation, and interviewing and negotiation
strategies for clients in the traditional job market.
Background – 25+ years in practice. A former DOJ trial
attorney with practice experience ranging from small boutique to
400-attorney
multinational, and contract work across the US and Canada. A former
litigation mentor to young attorneys who received her own JD from
George Washington University and her BA in psychology (Magna cum
Laude) from State University at New York. Member, International Coach
Federation, the ICF Ethics & Standards Commission, and the State
Bar of Texas Professionalism Enhancement Program.
Contact – hollyhuart@aol.com
Name – Johnson O’Connor
Research Foundation
Title – Aptitude testing center
Location – Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston
Services – Helps professionals identify their natural strengths,
and directs them to careers that will use those abilities. Through
testing, lawyers unhappy in their work can find a new direction,
whether by switching practice areas, using their JD in a different
capacity, or by switching fields altogether. It can also identify
why their current job is not a good fit.
Background – The nation’s oldest center for the study
of human aptitudes. The organization believes that true job satisfaction
depends upon using those aptitudes (or natural talents and skills)
with which you were born. Testing at one of 11 US locations (see
below for others) takes a day and a half and yields a useful and
individualized job profile and post-test consulting. Fee includes
free follow-up for the first year.
Contact – www.jocrf.org
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