Some birds aren’t mean to be caged (a line from The Shawshank Redemption) and some attorneys weren’t meant to be law firm associates. 3 years working for two law firms was 3 years too long.

I have a 50/50 rule about law firm partners. 50% are amazing attorneys and the other 50%, well you wonder who juiced them in.

President Joe Biden plans to nominate attorney Lisa Gomez to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits. Gomez is a partner with Cohen, Weiss, and Simon LLP and the Chair of the Firm’s Management Committee.

If you know my biography and my books, you know of my short stint there. It wasn’t a great fit (for me and for them), but I can say that Lisa Gomez is a heck of a pick to lead EBSA. Lisa knows her stuff, but she is approachable and is the kind of person that EBSA needs.