Fortitudine Vincimus. This Latin phrase is the family motto of Ernest Shackleton translated as “by endurance we conquer.” As his family, friends, and team in Western North Carolina deal with the unbelievable damage caused by Hurricane Helene, Jake launches this four-part series on building the discipline of endurance to surviving trying times and step up in moments of extreme adversity. As William Barclay once said “Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.”

Criminal defense lawyers are professional storm chasers. We seek out anxiety provoking situations. If all were well in our clients’ lives they would not be calling us. “Trial” is the culmination of our profession. But we are often poor emergency responders when it comes to putting out fires or dealing with stormy situations in our own law practices. In this episode, Jake gives you the playbook for quelling the current and future storms that seek to destroy your law firm. Put on your rain gear and hunker down for this week’s episode!

Adventure! On today’s episode Jake discuss responding to the call to adventure in your personal and professional life. C.S. Lewis wrote in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe that “some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny.” The most fulfilling lives and law practices are lived and built by individuals who accept the call to embark on a journey of discomfort and suffering in pursuit of something bigger than themselves. Get ready to trailblaze with Jake!