Debra L. Bruce Email & Phone Number

I help lawyers and executives to:- make changes to enjoy their work more- improve time management & productivity- handle difficult conversations more effectively- improve leadership and management skills- build better client relationships- bring in more clients- position themselves for promotion- function better as a team- survive in a changing legal marketCoaching Clients:- Law firm executive teams- General Counsel & executives of Fortune 500 companies- Individual lawyers from solos to AmLaw 100 firms- NASA executives, directors and managers - Government and quasi-government legal departments- Law firm administrators- Practiced law for 18 years, AV Rated- Since 2000 personally coached well over 500 lawyers - First Texas lawyer credentialed by the International Coach Federation- Active ABA Law Practice Division committee member- Served as Vice Chair of Law Practice Management Committee of Texas Bar- Past leader of Houston chapter of International Coach Federation- Past Chair of Law Practice Management Section of Houston Bar Association- Past Co-Chair of HBA's Gender Fairness Committee- Training and certifications listed below Published in: ABA Law Practice magazine,Texas Bar Journal, Texas Lawyer, The Colorado Lawyer, New York Lawyer, New Jersey Lawyer, National Magazine's Addendum (Canadian Bar Journal), Women Lawyers Journal, Texas Law Reporter, Facts & Findings, Woman Advocate, Connecticut Lawyer, Law.com, Legal Tech Review, Solo Practice University Blog (columnist).- Contributing author, Lawyers as Peacemakers by J. Kim Wright.- Frequent speaker for bar associations, law schools, law firms and legal departments. Specialties: Lawyer-Coach LLC provides executive coaching, training and retreats customized for the needs of lawyers, law firm administrators and legal departments on topics including leadership and management skills, communication skills, team-building and team effectiveness, client relations and business development, time management and talent management.

Listed skills include Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Coaching, Public Speaking, and 20 others.