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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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Russell’s 5 Wins of 2022
A Day in the Life With Jacky
Meet Our New Favorite Hairstylists
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Success! BLF Helps an Injured Woman Gain Closure
BLF Highlight Reel
Client Review
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3 Books for Your 2023 Reading List
3 BOOKS TO READ IN 2023
Check Out Ashley’s Top Picks!
When I was a kid, I never went anywhere without a book. If my current read wasn’t in my hand, it was inches away in my backpack! I devoured novels like the Harry Potter series and the works of John Grisham. Nowadays, I still love to read, but my library includes books that help me better myself as a lawyer and advocate. My passion for reading falls neatly into BLF’s core value of education, and my top three books for 2023 illustrate another pillar of our firm: communication. Each book analyzes how to understand, empathize, and communicate with others — things I think we can all improve on. I hope one or all of these books will make your must-read list. 1. TALKING TO STRANGERS BY MALCOLM GLADWELL — This is one of my favorite books of all time, and I reread (and relisten
to) it every six months. Talking to Strangers is a powerful exploration of how little we know about other people and how much harm we can do by failing to take a step back and empathize with others. Gladwell uses the tales of Sandra Bland; the trial of Amanda
persuade others in work, life, and personal relationships with empathy and sincerity. The book convinced me that if you want to connect and exchange ideas in this deeply divided world, it is not enough to simply understand someone — you need to empathize with them.
3. WORDS THAT WORK BY FRANK LUNTZ — This book explains that while the words you choose matter, what people hear and feel as a result of those words matters so much more. We understand each other through the prism of our own emotions, preconceptions, prejudices, and preexisting beliefs. This book helped me realize emotion is just as important as logic. –Ashley Washington
Knox; and my favorite, the story of Ana Montes, one of the CIA’s brightest Cuban informants who turned out to be a double agent, to illustrate how often misjudgment has tragic consequences. 2. PERSUASION BY LEE HARTLEY CARTER — A highly respected trial lawyer and friend recommended this book to me. He described it as the book that changed his career and life, so I had to see what it was about! Persuasion explains how to
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