JDHD | A Podcast for Lawyers with ADHD

"I Can Do Amazing Good." Liz Vennum is Running a Life and a Law Firm as a Lawyer with ADHD

January 26, 2020 Marshall Lichty Episode 7
JDHD | A Podcast for Lawyers with ADHD
"I Can Do Amazing Good." Liz Vennum is Running a Life and a Law Firm as a Lawyer with ADHD
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Liz Vennum is hilarious and compassionate and crushing it as a law firm owner with ADHD. Her vulnerability and her (gentle but persistent and swift) kicks in my ass have inspired me and—in many ways—are responsible for helping me get over my own imposter syndrome and perfectionism to launch this podcast and the website that goes with it.

As the Managing Attorney at Vennum PLLC in North Carolina, Liz opens up about her life as a mom with ADHD, a business owner, a spouse, and a bleeding heart.

We talk about growing up as a girl with undiagnosed ADHD (inattentive, not hyperactive), Facebook groups, ADHD in the workplace, why JDHDs make great litigators, and Liz's approach to people and talent and management and serving her clients.

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Two Quotes

“It was just a relief at that point. Like, 'Oh. Thank God. This is why.' This is why I always think 'Well, you could be first in your class if you tried a little harder. You could keep your stuff organized if you were just more disciplined... Just to be able to let that GO..."

"We all had these two things in common: We were lawyer moms and we had ADHD. So the other moms who have coordinated birthday parties for their well-dressed children in matching socks, they just don't understand about the rest of our lives."

ADHD Resources in this Episode

 JDHD | For Lawyers with ADHD

"Nobody ever accused me of having ADHD."
"I was good at school, and I didn't have to try very hard to get good grades."
The first cracks in the armor arrive...
ADHD shows up and I COULDN'T READ
Getting diagnosed and taking the judgment out of it...
I am not looking for an excuse...
"I can do AMAZING good."
The state of play: ADHD in the workplace
Identify what you need and have a plan
Liz's life as a solopreneur with ADHD
Manager READMEs
Liz's approach to people and talent and management
Bleeding hearts and boundaries
The ADHD Tax (and the ADHD Profit & Loss statement)
Why JDHDs make great litigators