Spinning the Wheels of Justice: SoulCycle, Stress, Motherhood & Fighting Injustice | Shawn Holley

In this episode of The Practice of You™, Jeff chats with Shawn Holley who is a civil and criminal litigation Partner with Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP. Shawn discusses her role as a member of the O.J. Simpson criminal defense team, the unique challenges women face in balancing motherhood with a successful legal career, and her commitment to health and well-being through SoulCycle.

Shawn also discusses her role as Executive Producer of the television show Reasonable Doubt which airs on Hulu and which is loosely based on her life and experiences.

In particular, they discuss:

1) The stress associated with protecting someone’s liberty.

2) Setting boundaries and prioritizing family time.

3) Balancing a life in the law with motherhood.

4) The mental and physical health benefits of SoulCycle.

Shawn Holley is a partner at Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP, a boutique entertainment and business litigation firm in Santa Monica. She began her career as a Los Angeles County Public Defender, handling hundreds of serious criminal cases from inception to trial. Shawn was the Managing Partner of the Los Angeles office of The Cochran Firm and the head of its national Criminal Defense Section. With more than sixty trials to her credit, Shawn is the rare trial attorney who practices in the areas of both civil and criminal litigation. She was a highly visible member of the O.J. Simpson defense team and worked closely with Mr. Cochran on a number of high-profile civil and criminal cases when the firm was known as The Law Offices of Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Shawn is also the Executive Producer of the Hulu television series Reasonable Doubt.

Learn more about Shawn and her firm: https://khiks.com/our-attorneys/shawn-holley/#experience

Connect with Shawn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-holley-7841662/

Check out the Instagram for Reasonable Doubt at: https://www.instagram.com/reasonabledoubthulu/

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Jeff Sklar is Co-Founder of Sklar Kirsh LLP and Co-Chair of the firm’s Corporate practice. Sklar Kirsh LLP is a California-based law firm providing services in corporate law, real estate, bankruptcy, and litigation.

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