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		<title>The Guide to Good Divorce</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Debra will be speaking at the The Guide to Good Divorce seminar on Saturday, February 11th 2012, at the Houstonian Hotel, Club and Spa from 8:30-2:00pm. The Guide to Good Divorce seminar is designed to help and connect women at all stages of the divorce process. At the heart of the program is guidance from uniquely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Professional Group Event: “Gender Differences at Work: Successfully Walking the Tightrope”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February, 7th 2012, from 6:45-8:30am, Debra will be speaking to The Professional Group at the Junior League: 1811 Briar Oaks Lane, Houston, TX  77027 Debra will discuss tips and examples on how to walk the tightrope of conducting yourself as a competent business person and leader, without clashing disastrously with the expectations of your gender in our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Listening Tuned to the Right Station?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Improving Communication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reduce Conflict in Law Practice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for.&#8221; —James Nathan Miller, Author Many people think effective communication is simply choosing the right words to say. I submit, however, that poor listening skills create the biggest barrier to good communication. Effective communicators listen attentively, but even attentive listeners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HBA – LPM: “Practice Management Software: What to know when choosing for your firm”</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2012/01/17/hba-lpm-%e2%80%9cpractice-management-software-what-to-know-when-choosing-for-your-firm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Effectiveness of Case Management Software]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyer-coach.com/?p=2237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HBA &#8211; Law Practice Management Section Thu, January 19, 2012 12pm – 1pm Law Offices of Dunn, Neal &#38; Gerger, LLP, 3050 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 400 (Lakes on Post Oak), Houston, Texas 77056 Cost: $10; includes lunch. Program: Debra Bruce, Lawyer Coach, LLC, and Anthony Padilla, Attorney at Law to present “Practice Management Software: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CLE – Just Ethics: “Leveraging Social Media in a Law Practice… and Ethical Obstacles to Avoid”</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2012/01/12/cle-just-ethics-leveraging-social-media-in-a-law-practice-and-ethical-obstacles-to-avoid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 13, 2012 South Texas College of Law Emilie Slohm Room 12:00pm &#8211; 1:00 pm Leveraging Social Media in a Law Practice&#8230; and Ethical Obstacles to Avoid Presented by Debra Bruce Attorneys use social media for many purposes. Some uses, such as improving jury selection, investigating cases, and impeaching witnesses are designed to help the attorney [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Electronic Briefs: Hyperlinking Your Way to A Positive Outcome</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2012/01/12/electronic-briefs-hyperlinking-your-way-to-a-positive-outcome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyer-coach.com/?p=2160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Cathy L. Ribble A few months ago, one of my attorney clients called on his way home from a hearing to discuss the briefing schedule the judge had outlined for our case.  The judge had also clearly indicated his preference for electronic briefs with hyperlinks to the cited legal authorities.  I docketed the briefing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Hoof-in-Mouth Disease</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2012/01/11/texas-hoof-in-mouth-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Just for Fun]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyer-coach.com/?p=2139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have long suffered from Texas Hoof-in-Mouth Disease. Susceptibility to the illness is a genetic trait passed down from generation to generation in my family. Some people may confuse our illness with the cattle disease, but I am speaking of a more virulent strain of the common foot-in-mouth disease. Texas Hoof-in-Mouth Disease has caused me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking Back for Fun and Profit</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2012/01/03/looking-back-for-fun-and-profit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyer-coach.com/?p=2116</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Journalist Samuel Rubenfeld posted his personal 2011 year in review on Tumblr.  Someone with the username “rofgile” posted his review of his 2011 investment picks on The Motley Fool forum. Bonnie Beckham posted in her blog for Boston.com some fun and interesting questions that her family answers as their year-end review each December. Yahoo! has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Identify Red Flags That Warn of Bad Clients</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2011/12/15/identify-red-flags-that-warn-of-bad-clients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2011/12/15/identify-red-flags-that-warn-of-bad-clients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyer-coach.com/?p=2094</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.” ~ Franklin P. Jones Every experienced lawyer has had at least one client that she wishes she never took on.  Most of us have had quite a few. To stop repeating the same mistakes, make a list of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Do or Not To Do</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2011/12/13/to-do-or-not-to-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Cathy L. Ribble The season is upon us! You know &#8212; the season of fa-la-la-la-la, holiday decorations, greeting cards, family parties, gift buying, travel plans, winter snow storms, and year-end business.  The list goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on….too much to do and not enough time.  If you [...]]]></description>
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