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San Diego Business Journal - February 1, 2010 |
Stacy L. Fode is a partner and attorney at Brown Law Group, a boutique business litigation law firm specializing in employment law.
The firm practices preventive law, which means that whenever practicable, it helps clients avoid lawsuits.
BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY
Essential business philosophy: Through an unwavering commitment to excellence and phenomenal teamwork, I seek to deliver exceptional legal advice and top-quality legal product to efficiently and effectively achieve my clients' goals.
Best way to keep a competitive edge: Staying connected with your clients; remembering that the personal is the professional; and remembering that today's work leads to tomorrow's goals.
Guiding principles: Be authentic, always be prepared, trust your instincts, focus.
Yardsticks of success: Past-president of Lawyers Club, vice president of San Diego County Bar Association, partner at Brown Law Group, balancing being a mother and being a lawyer.
Goals yet to be achieved: Becoming an equity partner at BLG and building a substantial book of business, while having time for myself and my family.
JUDGMENT CALLS
Best business decision: Joining Brown Law Group.
Worst business decision: Taking a client that isn't appreciative and respectful.
Toughest business decision: With the expansion of the firm, choosing new lawyers from all the amazing talent is tough.
Biggest missed opportunity: Not doing business with my friends - it's more fun to work with friends.
Mentor: Janice Brown.
Word that describes you: Tenacious.
TRUE CONFESSIONS
What you like best about your job: Supporting the commitment and encouragement of diversity in the practice of law; having great clients and great colleagues.
What you like least about your job: Unnecessarily contentious opposing counsel.
Pet peeves: Drama.
Most important lesson learned: To trust your instincts.
Person most interested in meeting: President Barack Obama.
Three greatest passions: Encouraging the success of women lawyers; being a role model to my daughter; and supporting and encouraging other working moms.
First choice for a new career: Writer or entrepreneur.
PREDILECTIONS
Favorite quote: "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" - Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Most influential book: "The Art of Power," by Thich Nhat Hanh.
Favorite status symbol: My car.
Favorite restaurant: Bombay, Indian food.
Favorite place for business meetings: University Club Atop Symphony Towers and my office.
Favorite vacation spot: Kauai, Hawaii.
Favorite way to spend time: With my family and friends, yoga and travel.
RESUME
• NAME: Stacy L. Fode
• COMPANY: Brown Law Group
• TITLES: Partner, attorney
• EDUCATION: B.A., UC Santa Barbara, cum laude, 1994; J.D., University of Oregon, 1998
• BIRTHPLACE: Minneapolis
• AGE: 37
• CURRENT RESIDENCE: Point Lorna
• FAMILY: Husband, Dr. Matthew Spydell, (oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography); daughter, Helena Grace, age 3 |
