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Polymath in the Law - Janet Ward Black - Part 9
Polymath in the Law - Janet Ward Black - Part 9
We are joined by attorney extraordinaire Janet Ward Black of the Ward Black Law Firm.
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And they're a bunch of little old ladies and they show up at a strip club at 10 o'clock some night and they eat the buffet and they hang around until the show's over. And then they just tell the women that if they ever want a friend to go get their nails done, or just talk to that, they would like to provide that service.
It is amazing to see that there are people out there that want are willing to do that, that they cherish the people who are living in that lifestyle in such a way that they'll give up their own comfort to be able to provide that service. And they do lots of remarkable things during the year, but one of which is they have a Christmas party for the women working in the strip clubs.
And they invite the children of the strippers. They invite the, if they have a pimp, they invite the pimps. If they invite the strip club owners, they provide these elaborate gift bags to each of the women, because they want them to know that they are valued and that they are cherished. And they obviously are trying to work toward getting women to make a decision to come out of that life.
But oddly, they've created friendships with the people who own the strip clubs and are not seen as a negative, but in fact, as a positive, getting to see that there's some, that sort of ministry is on the heart of somebody is just a miracle to me. I find it just stunning and sitting here listening to his story.
I'm like, wow, that's really. a unique ministry. And then you think of the story as Z case, and you think of who even tax collectors love the people that they love and who do we go and minister to? I do think it's important for younger lawyers, more newer to the practice lawyers is what I prefer to call it.
And I refer to more seasoned lawyers in as opposed to old. I don't like using the old young, but are we out of time? Okay. You can talk. We'll just cut this. Yeah, I'm getting, I got something popped up that I don't know what to do about, so let me get somebody to check on that's. Alright. That's
Where's in there.
Make that pop up just to go away. It may this pop up. Yeah. So he's gone. Think that's okay. I don't know why it came up randomly. Okay. Okay. Okay. Good. All right. I'll just pick up with the I think it's encouraging Janet to hear the different ministries that are available and with less experienced attorneys.
The there is a, there are generational differences. And to me it's a bit ironic that the one thing that the newer generational lawyers are wanting is that level of connection. And the way to get connected is to establish the relationships. And so I encourage our associates to go to these different events.
It's one of the strengths of NCAA where you build relationships. I think the single greatest strength of NCH, there are lots and lots of good lawyers across the state, but I think one of. Defining characteristics was our diversity in thought and our diversity in membership and us being friends with one another first.
And there is an county in North Carolina that I don't know, some N NCAA lawyer involved. So Janet, I want to Janet Ward, I wanna thank you for your time today. It's gone. About twice. As long as I said it was going to, I had a feeling that was gonna happen. People ask me when we do these podcasts, how long it's gonna last.
And I told you, and when it's a good conversation and it normally lasts about an hour. And so thank you for your time. Thank you for your mentorship to so many people in the state of North Carolina and your kind heart. I didn't am a fan of being lavish and app probation and praise when it's genuine. And I genuinely admire you.
I don't get to see you very much. We both have placed at baldhead island someday. We're gonna. Be able to get a meal together, down there, but thank you so much for your time and to the listeners of law. Talk. If there are topics that are interesting to you or subject matters that I think would be good to talk or talk about or speakers, please email me at Law Talk with Bill Powers. My telephone number is 704342 help. And Janet Ward. If anyone would like to call you for whatever reason, do you mind sharing your information? No. Glad to our toll free number is 800. 5 3 1 9 1 9 1. And we're always happy to talk to people who have an interest in law is either a career or a lawyer who may be serving out there.
We take mentorship very seriously, and we try to. Help where we can. And we have lots of encouraging words. I think we've seen a lot of ups and downs and we're happy to help talk people through the Janet Ward. Next time I'm in Gilford county. Maybe we can catch lunch at Gilford. County's got some of the best feed Vietnamese restaurants in the state, so maybe we can catch a lunch together next time.
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