"I Can Do Amazing Good." Liz Vennum is Running a Life and a Law Firm as a Lawyer with ADHD

JDHD | A Podcast for Lawyers with ADHD

Liz Vennum is hilarious and compassionate and crushing it as a law firm owner with ADHD. Her vulnerability and her (gentle but persistent and swift) kicks in my ass have inspired me and—in many ways—are responsible for helping me get over my own imposter syndrome and perfectionism to launch this podcast and the website that goes with it.
As the Managing Attorney at Vennum PLLC in North Carolina, Liz opens up about her life as a mom with ADHD, a business owner, a spouse, and a bleeding heart.
We talk about growing up as a girl with undiagnosed ADHD (inattentive, not hyperactive), Facebook groups, ADHD in the workplace, why JDHDs make great litigators, and Liz's approach to people and talent and management and serving her clients.
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Two Quotes

“It was just a relief at that point. Like, 'Oh. Thank God. This is why.' This is why I always think 'Well, you could be first in your class if you tried a little harder. You could keep your stuff organized if you were just more disciplined... Just to be able to let that GO..."
"We all had these two things in common: We were lawyer moms and we had ADHD. So the other moms who have coordinated birthday parties for their well-dressed children in matching socks, they just don't understand about the rest of our lives."

ADHD Resources in this Episode

• Law Mamas Facebook Group
• Law Moms Focus Facebook Group (for law moms with ADHD)
• ADDitude Magazine
• Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande
• David Seah
• Manager READMEs (blog post) (video)
• Good Boss, Bad Boss, by Robert Sutton

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1. "I Can Do Amazing Good." Liz Vennum is Running a Life and a Law Firm as a Lawyer with ADHD (00:00:00)

2. Growing up as an undiagnosed (inattentive-type) ADHD kid (00:03:40)

3. "Nobody ever accused me of having ADHD." (00:06:00)

4. "I was good at school, and I didn't have to try very hard to get good grades." (00:07:20)

5. The first cracks in the armor arrive... (00:09:30)

6. ADHD shows up and I COULDN'T READ (00:13:20)

7. Getting diagnosed and taking the judgment out of it... (00:15:40)

8. I am not looking for an excuse... (00:17:25)

9. "I can do AMAZING good." (00:20:30)

10. Facebook Groups Galore (00:23:28)

11. The state of play: ADHD in the workplace (00:26:27)

12. Identify what you need and have a plan (00:31:19)

13. Liz's life as a solopreneur with ADHD (00:35:28)

14. Manager READMEs (00:37:10)

15. Liz's approach to people and talent and management (00:42:06)

16. Bleeding hearts and boundaries (00:45:10)

17. The ADHD Tax (and the ADHD Profit & Loss statement) (00:51:19)

18. Why JDHDs make great litigators (00:52:43)