by Carissa Willcoxon | Apr 14, 2020 | Scholarships, ScholarUp, Uncategorized
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, law is one of the least diverse professions in the nation. Per the Vault/MCCA Law Firm Diversity Survey report, just one in five law firm equity partners are women and only 9.2% of equity partners are people of color....
by Carissa Willcoxon | Jul 24, 2015 | A Sharpe Insight, Uncategorized
Several years ago, a friend recommended that I read The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. I bought the hard copy and read it with interest, sharing with my husband that the reason I wanted him to clean out the carport for my birthday instead of getting me anything was...
by Carissa Willcoxon | Jul 9, 2014 | A Sharpe Insight, Uncategorized
Missed Part. 1? Read it here. Ah – yes. I remember this phase of my late grandmother’s life as the early stages of what would become full blown Alzheimer’s slowly took over. She would answer the phone and forget what she was doing on the way to tell...
by Carissa Willcoxon | Dec 28, 2012 | A Sharpe Insight, Uncategorized
I practice yoga three times per week. When I told a close friend I had been doing this, she sort of cocked her head at me as if to say, “you gettin’ strange on me?” I explained that I found the classes exhilarating and that the impact on my runs had been tremendously...