Ellen In The News

The Goldilocks Problem

New York Law Journal, The Gender GapSeptember 29, 2006By Melissa McClenaghan Martin It’s a problem no one wants to talk about, and yet it is one of the greatest barriers to the advancement of women attorneys. Carolyn Buck Luce, co-chair for Ern… Read More

Lawyers Who Take Time Off Face Tough Return

Legal TimesSeptember 22, 2006By Alexia Garamfalvi Law firms are not know known for innovative thinking when it comes to hiring practices… So what happens to attorneys who step off the 70-hour-per-week fast track, as many professional women (and… Read More

The Art of Delegating

Judicial Balance – Lessons for Law & LifeSeptember, 2006Volumn 2, Issue 1, Have you mastered the art of delegating? As a judge, you are in a position of significant responsibility and leadership. To be successful, you must accomplish work t… Read More

Can In-House Attorneys Get a Life?

The Legal IntelligencerAugust 11, 2006By Ursula Furi-Perry More corporate law departments are embracing initiatives to help in-house counsel attain a work-life balance. General counsel are increasingly paying attention to work-life balance and implem… Read More

Part-Time Partners: Making It Work

Diversity and the BarJuly/August 2006 Vol. 8 No. 4By Carisa Chappell Dr. Ellen Ostrow, founder of Lawyers Life Coach in Silver Spring, MD., provides personal and career coaching for lawyers determined to achieve professional success and a fulfilling… Read More

Mentoring Opportunities for Today's Lawyers

Washington LawyerJuly/August 2006By Kathryn Alfisi At an April event held by the Women’s Bar Association as part of its mentoring program, close to 30 attorneys filled a conference room at Howrey LLP to listen to Ellen Ostrow, founder of Lawyer… Read More

Put Down Your Dukes

The Washington PostJanuary 11, 2006By Vicki Elmer “…facing critics at work requires preparation with goals in mind, information gathered and emotions subdued. You do want to be emotionally neutral,” said Ellen Ostrow, a psychologist… Read More

Positive Psychology and the Law: Why Lawyers Are So Dissatisfied

Lawyers Weekly USAJuly 18, 2005By Bill Ebelle Ellen Ostrow, a clinical psychologist and founder of Lawyers Life Coach, agrees that a worldview that makes lawyers effective in their profession can pollute their personal lives. “Almost every lawy… Read More

In Pursuit of Happiness - New Careers

Psychology TodayJuly/August 2005By Carlin Flora “You need to break it down into small pieces, so it doesn’t feel like you have to jump across a deep canyon,” says Washington, D.C. coach and psychologist Ellen Ostrow. “Talk to… Read More

Coached to Perfection: Can a Coach Help You Create the Life You've Always Wanted?

HealthFebruary 2005By Ellen Michaud “Though it may seem to overlap with therapy, coaching is a very different endeavor,” says Ellen Ostrow, Ph.D., who is both a psychologist and a coach in Washington, D.C. “Therapy is for healing wo… Read More

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