legal sanity

My name is Arnie Herz and I work with my wife. I can’t do justice to the looks and quips I get when I tell people that my wife, Lori, and I practice law together. They just don’t get it. As I’ve said before, this is not a fall back position for me. The two of us work quite well together because of our different, but complementary, interests and talents in the law. For those thinking of melding marriage and business, here’s an article discussing the nuances of such teamwork. The piece points out how some firms are redesigning their nepotism policies in the wake of increasing lawyer-lawyer marriages in their ranks. While there may not be a need for such formal policymaking in your workplace, I do think it’s important to have an ongoing, open dialogue with your spouse regarding expectations and the division-of-labor between office and home.