Hayley L. Folmar

In the spring of 2020, I juggled to keep my civil defense practice moving, keep my clients happy, continue evaluation of claims, and continue discovery on a variety of issues. I also juggled educating my precocious second grader, getting my imaginative 5-year-old reading, and making sure my baby (seven months to 10 months old during quarantine) would take daily naps and have healthy interactions with her family.

We used virtual school to aid us but needed so much more stimulation than a message board or pre-recorded video. We took daily breaks outside and ate lunch together. I worked my legal practice whenever there was a minute, and after bedtime until 1 a.m. I caught up on my billing on the weekends. I forced outdoor family fitness challenges on Friday evenings, mainly so I had a reason to take the night off from lawyering and separate the week from the weekend. We kept up the schedule into the summer because virtual learning helped fill the days.