About Me

I Run A Law Firm Where I Have Time To Drop Off And Pick Up My Kids From School, Attend Their Activities, And Leave Work By 12pm Every Friday. What Are The Possibilities For You?

Let’s See If This Sounds Familiar:

Do you feel overwhelmed?

Do you not get home until after 7pm some days?

Do you feel like you’re being pulled in multiple directions?

Do you find yourself missing your kids’ school or extra-curricular activities because of work?

Do you find that you’re not a priority in your own life?

Do you want to eliminate the chaos but don’t know where to start?

About Darcel

Let me tell you, it doesn’t have to be this way. I have spent over 10 years trying to find this so called “work/life balance.” My conclusion? It doesn’t exist. There is no perfect balance.

What I can tell you, is that I’m a damn good juggler. I wear all the hats- but just not all of the time. You can’t. And no one should expect you to. By making yourself a priority, you can in turn provide for your family and your clients. But you have to set the boundaries. Only you can make yourself a priority.

I didn’t always have it together. Oh man… not by a long shot. It’s taken me over 10 years to finally start figuring this out. And it’s a process. Because success is a journey, not an end result.

I’ve gone through it all to get where I’m at now: being unhappy when working at a prior law firm, not knowing who I am, feeling lost, double guessing my career choice, some post-partum depression, and just overall stressed out with all things in life.

In going through all of this, I’ve come out on the other side. I’ve learned so much about myself, how to run my law firm, how to be there for my family, and most importantly, how to be there for myself. And losing 40 lbs in the process didn’t hurt :)

I’m happy to support you as we work to get you to your goals!

15 years experience

Mastermind Facilitation

Facilitated small group mastermind for law firm owners (Washington State Bar Association, September 2024)

Intake Process

How To Improve Your Intake Process And Increase Conversion- A Workshop (Washington State Bar Association, September 2024)

Law Firm Efficiency

How To Run A More Efficient Law Firm (WSBA Family Law Conference, July 2024)

Self Improvement

How To Improve Your Professional and Personal Life In One Year (American Bar Association, May 2024)

Law Firm Management

Law Firm Management (Seattle University School of Law, May 2024)

Living With Intention

Tips to Help Attorneys Live Their Lives With Intention (Washington State Bar Association, September 2023)

Mastermind Facilitator

Facilitated small group mastermind for law firm owners (Washington State Bar Association, September 2023)

Attorney Well-Being

Attorney Well-Being Panelist (NCVAA, September 2023)

 

Law Firm Efficiency

How To Run Your Law Firm More Efficiently (Seattle University School of Law, June 2023)

Boundaries

Oh, You Don’t Have Boundaries?” (KCBA Bar Bulletin, May 2023)

Starting A Law Firm

Starting Your Law Firm While Juggling Your Personal Life (MAMA Seattle, May 2023)

 

  • “Time Management: How To Finish Things and Stop Procrastinating” (King County Bar Association, February 2023)

  • Picking your Practice Area and Defining Your Niche” (Seattle University School of Law, January 2023)

  • Balancing Your Life and Practice” (Washington State Bar Association, July 2022)

  • How To Run Your Law Firm Under 25 Hours Per Week” (Maximum Lawyer Conference, June 2022)

  • Implementing Systems and Streamlining Processes In Your Law Firm” (King County Bar Association, November 2021)

  • Covid 19 and the Small Law Firm” (Washington State Bar Association, July 2021).

    • Facilitated small group mastermind for law firm owners (Washington State Bar Association, September 2024)

    • How To Improve Your Intake Process And Increase Conversion- A Workshop (Washington State Bar Association, September 2024)

    • How To Run A More Efficient Law Firm (WSBA Family Law Conference, July 2024)

    • How To Improve Your Professional and Personal Life In One Year (American Bar Association, May 2024)

    • Law Firm Management (Seattle University School of Law, May 2024)

    • Tips to Help Attorneys Live Their Lives With Intention (Washington State Bar Association, September 2023)

    • Facilitated small group mastermind for law firm owners (Washington State Bar Association, September 2023)

    • Attorney Well-Being Panelist (NCVAA, September 2023)

    • How To Run Your Law Firm More Efficiently (Seattle University School of Law, June 2023)

    • “Oh, You Don’t Have Boundaries?” (KCBA Bar Bulletin, May 2023)

    • Starting Your Law Firm While Juggling Your Personal Life (MAMA Seattle, May 2023)