A year after their first son was born, Matthew Korn's wife told him she felt like a single mom. He was a lawyer first, everything else second. That moment started him down a different road, and eventually to founding a community for every lawyer dad asking the same question.
Matthew is an employment lawyer, partner at Pierson Ferdinand, father of four, and founder of Dad, Esq. He thought it might be five or ten guys on a Zoom. It's now heading toward a thousand members, with local chapters and a January virtual summit open to everyone.
Join Dad, Esq. (free for lawyer dads): dadesq.com
Register for the Jan 20-21 Dad, Esq. Virtual Summit: dadesq.com/register
In this episode:
- Why the day to day of your practice matters more than the substance
- The false belief that prioritizing family means you're less committed, and why dads feel it now too
- "I'm not really listening": catching yourself at home, and what he does about it
- Posting about Crohn's, and the one DM that made it worth it
- The invisible load, and why making lunches is "like five percent of the work"
- Why his community is free, and learning to delegate something that feels like your baby
- A firm with no associates, no offices and no billable hour target
Mentioned:
- Dad, Esq.: dadesq.com
- Dad, Esq. 2027 Virtual Summit, "Better Lawyers, Better Dads: Raising the Bar in the Age of AI," Jan 20 to 21, 2027: dadesq.com/register
- Mothers Esquire: mothersesquire.org
- One L by Scott Turow: amazon.com/dp/0446351709?tag=edsetc-20
- The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer: amazon.com/dp/0525653090?tag=edsetc-20
(Book links are Amazon affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no cost to you.)
Connect with Matthew: linkedin.com/in/matthewkorn · Dad, Esq. on Instagram: instagram.com/Dad_esquire
Watch the full conversation on YouTube: youtu.be/hkvHa6FiPYE
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