Your courage, in choosing the right path for yourself, has set a brilliant example for me. Thank you.

As another lawyer, I take issue with Jennifer Johnson’s comments regarding your choices. ‘Shame on the legal profession’? Seriously? I certainly do not share those views.

You were called to practice law for a time in your life. In so doing, you helped countless families plan for their futures. Now, you are called to do something else, to help others in other ways. From what I gather, it would be easier for you to continue practicing law successfully. However, you’ve recognized that, in so doing, you would also be doing a great disservice to your clients because your heart’s calling lies elsewhere. Naturally, your former clients will miss you and the level of dedication you brought to your work. Some may be taking it personally, but they shouldn’t. Ultimately, they will be fine. You know it, and they know it. You certainly seem to be doing everything you can to make the transition smooth for your clients and your efforts should be recognized in that regard.

Continue to follow your heart through these dark days, her light leads you to the greatest good.

- Naz

I’m proud to be your sister. Remember that the higher your climb, the more people who will be looking from below and trying to pull you back down.

I love you. Rock on.

Courtney

PS I think Dave Dee might really like you

Machiavellian plans of power do not jive with the responsibility of the law. She brings shame onto the legal profession and she is stepping all over people on her trip to the top of the money pile. The trouble is we are feeding her need for attention, we shouldn’t even be reading her blogs. Karma will be a painful teacher for her.
– Jennifer

Your plan seems very well thought out.

There is nothing “flaky” about what she is doing. She has a very well thought out plan that we’ve discussed deep into the night many times. Her decisions were not made lightly.

Alexis did build the practice of her dreams because she deeply cared (and still cares) about her clients. That, more than anything else is why she was successful.

I remember one beautiful Saturday afternoon, she was on the phone all day helping one of her clients find another lawyer for a serious matter outside of her expertise.

She kept her law firm open 18 months too long, against my advice. She always said to me, “I have clients that are counting on me and my firm.”

The reality is she could have closed down the firm and told her clients to find another Lawyer. But she did not. She had calls with Personal Family Lawyers who she has personally trained, who offer the same level of service that she did, and got their commitment to take on her clients and give them the highest level of service possible. She is abandoning no one and her clients will get everything they were promised and the service they have come to expect.

(Oh, and she is getting no compensation for this.)

Alexis loves coaching, she loves teaching, and she loves helping people, this is where her heart lies. That is the common thread that runs through everything she has done and is doing. That is why she is closing down her firm. It is her calling and one she must heed.

Most people are afraid to follow their calling and listen to the still small voice inside that is telling them what they should do. They stay trapped in their little box that society says they should be in.

Breaking out of that box and continuing to grow can be painful. And Alexis is experiencing that now. But she is doing it with with compassion, heart centered love , grace and a boatload of guts and determination.

Yes, I deeply love Alexis Martin Neely but I also respect her and marvel at all she is doing and who she is a woman, girlfriend, mother and entrepreneur.

Dave Dee