Jean Leahy writes: “After almost 40 years of practicing law and almost 30 years in California (not sure which of those two things would have sounded more implausible to me in June of 1980), I retired at the end of July 2023. At the end of a career during which I spent some time in a couple of jobs making rich people richer (looking at you, HP), I’ve spent the last seven years doing incredibly rewarding work at the Bay Area’s largest nonprofit provider of shelter and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness (www.lifemoves.org). And while I’m not pulling up all my California roots just yet, I will be spending lots more time on Cape Cod in the coming years, where I spent summers as a kid with my grandmother, back when local phone numbers were just five digits. In addition to digging out my old art supplies, sailing in waters a whole lot warmer than the Pacific, and writing a book (working title: Happy At Work, Even if You’re a Lawyer), I’m really looking forward to being able to hop in a car to visit East Coast friends, instead of having to board a plane. And once I get settled, I’ll have a spare room, a couple of beach bikes, and a big stack of beach towels ready for Brown friends stopping by!” Contact Jean at [email protected].
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