Robert Graci has devoted most of his legal career to public service, first with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, where he argued cases in all of Pennsylvania’s appellate courts and before the U.S. Supreme Court. Governor Mark Schweiker later appointed Bob to serve as an appellate judge on the Pennsylvania Superior Court

But then a new opportunity arose. Parlaying both his prosecutorial experience and his time on the bench, Bob served as Chief Counsel to the Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania, investigating and pursuing allegations of judicial ethics violations by state court judges.

Listen in as this Sticky Lawyer discusses his public service, the types of activities that can land judges in hot water, and his commitment to maintaining public confidence in the courts.

Have you ever suffered from the Sunday Scaries, dreading the start of another week in the practice of law? Studies show you're not alone and have plenty of company. If only there were someone who has experienced burnout, found a way out, and now helps others restore their energy and get their lawyer groove back. Oh, wait. There is.

San Diego environmental land use and real estate attorney Tracy Inscore felt "soul-level" burnout that caused her to leave the practice of law. After traditional therapies failed to provide relief, she discovered Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), commonly known as tapping, a scientifically backed approach combining ancient Chinese medicine principles with modern neuroscience.

With newfound knowledge and motivation, Tracy is of counsel to one of the nation's largest law firms. As a certified EFT practitioner, she developed a three-step process that addresses the root causes and manifested symptoms of burnout.

Listen in as Tracy talks about renewing your energy and reclaiming your well-being without abandoning the legal career you've worked so hard to build.

Picture a highly aggressive, successful, and hardcore commercial litigator who also holds a second-degree black belt in Northern Chinese Kung Fu—a type of street fighting whose motto was to break bones, not boards. But what if that lawyer has an epiphany that, rather than a career of confrontation and disagreement, he would rather pursue a life of peacemaking and bridge-building? That’s Doug Noll.

After switching to Tai Chi and earning a master’s in peacekeeping and conflict studies, Doug pivoted, refocusing on mediation and dispute resolution for family businesses. That move led him to develop a system of de-escalation techniques and interest-based negotiations. He quite literally wrote the book. Then, his desire for a life of service led him to restorative justice principles and the founding of the Prison of Peace (POP) project with his colleague, Laurel Kaufer.

Since 2010, POP has trained and mentored incarcerated men and women throughout California to enhance opportunities for rehabilitation through conflict resolution practices. The result? Inmates have engaged with fellow inmates over 48,000 times in peacemaking and conflict resolution processes, and prison violence has markedly decreased. As other states and countries implement POP, Doug continues his mediation work, flies airplanes and helicopters, is a jazz violinist and folk fiddler, and fly fishes. Don’t miss this Sticky Lawyer’s story.