Hope Wood JD Attorney Education

07/11/2025

Learn New Things (July 2025) -

In this newsletter, we are sharing an issue we see mishandled in an estate. Every person who dies has an estate. They have personal belongings, accounts and usually a vehicle. Accounts have specific rules on their transfer that is dependent on ownership and value. Often times when a survivor contact...

08/21/2023

Iowa court case about inheritance -

06/15/2023

Iowa lawyers: A week from today I am presenting at the ISBA Annual Meeting. You can attend virtually if you can go in person.

Law Students: Free
1-3 licensed years attorneys: Free
Thursday only Reg: $175

Hope you can join me.

06/07/2023

Today is the day! Hope you can join me at noon!

This Wellness CLE covers preparing for trust audits; addressing competency and communications, and integrating wellness in your life.

06/01/2023

Is your work dictating how you spend your time this summer? It can be the other way around.

Join me next Wednesday at noon for a Zoom session on my look back at on 10 years as a solo and lessons learned. 1.0 Wellness CLE for Iowa attorneys.

This Wellness CLE covers preparing for trust audits; addressing competency and communications, and integrating wellness in your life.

05/18/2023

Approved for 1.0 Wellness Credit for Iowa Attorneys. I hope you can join me.

This Wellness CLE covers preparing for trust audits; addressing competency and communications, and integrating wellness in your life.

05/15/2023

Train your brain.

A surprising number of extremely successful people are often wracked by anxiety, the author writes. They suffer from what psychologists call thought traps and others might refer to as cognitive distortion or thinking errors: negatively biased and untrue patterns of thought that arrive automatically....

05/12/2023

Was it a tough week? Has it been a lot of tough weeks? A lot of tough years?

You are not alone.

I'd love to have you join me for my 1-hour session over lunch on June 7th by Zoom.

Iowa CLEs have been applied for.

This CLE will cover preparing for trust audits; addressing competency and client communications, and implementing wellness into your life.

05/05/2023

After taking time off, I'm excited to be back presenting to attorneys on wellness and ethics.

My practice turned 10-years old this month. As I reflected on the very highs and very lows, I decided it would help me and others to talk about the tougher points of practicing law.

I am applying for 1.0 Iowa CLE for ethics and wellness.

The presentation is by Zoom and is a month from Wednesday on June 7th at noon.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lessons-learned-from-10-years-as-a-solo-attorney-tickets-631150908357

04/16/2023

Shortcuts I love because they save time and prevent strain on the wrist.

CTR-W to FB lose window without having to click the close box.

Alt-tab to toggle between screens.

Minutes saved each day. And less wrist pain.

Danielle DavisRoe | Here are some common keyboard shortcuts every lawyer should know.

04/12/2023

It has been a long time since I posted.

05/17/2022

This is one of my favorite live videos. (Almost) every Sunday on my personal FB page, I do a live video to share what idea I am going to implement for the week to care for myself and enjoy my work. Everyone can get one nugget to use for self-preservation and resilience in your profession. https://www.facebook.com/758953341/videos/843069606672283/