Work Hard, Play Hard
How Stephen Zolotas Finds Balance When you’re hurt in an accident and need help paying your bills, the media often portrays you like a leech who is trying to take advantage of the system. This is an unfair portrayal, but the idea of rampant, frivolous lawsuits is the result of years of campaigns from multinational, multibillion-dollar insurance companies. We know our clients feel like it’s them against the world, which is why our team is made up of attorneys who are ready to go to bat for their clients every day. One such attorney is Stephen Zolotas. Stephen has been practicing law for over a decade. He graduated law school with the intention of going into maritime law. However, after being assigned many personal injury cases as an intern, Stephen found his passion fighting for the rights of injured men, women, and children in court. He’s one of the very best. Stephen is a relentless combatant in the courtroom, but outside his career, he is a stand-up guy and genuine family man. Stephen and his wife met in college and have been married for 11 years. Together they have two kids, ages 5 and 3. Raising two young kids can be as fun as it is challenging. These challenges have only grown as the couple balances their careers of attorney and nurse practitioner. “My wife and I have been able to work out our schedule very cleanly,” Stephen says. “I typically handle the morning routine with the kids, and she takes the afternoon pickup. I pressure myself to accomplish as much work as possible by 5 p.m. during my day. Whatever I don’t finish gets done later that night or first thing the next morning. My work is important, but I remind myself that it’s not the only important thing. There needs to be a balance between work and family time.”
The careful planning of his schedule has allowed him to spend plenty of time with his clients and his family. Because of their busy schedules during the week, Stephen and his wife embrace the weekend warrior lifestyle. In the summer, they spend plenty of time on the boat or hiking, and in the winter, they enjoy family ski trips. “I guess you could say that I work hard to make sure that I have time to play hard with my family. It is important to me that my clients know I’m going to work hard and do everything in my power to attain the best possible recovery for them. However, it is equally important for my kids to know their dad is going to be around to play and have fun while they’re growing up.”
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