Why Go to a Holistic Attorney?

It is apparent that a new day has arrived in politics, where a more positive focus on the issues and policies is being emphasized, as opposed to the negativity of dirty tactics — although some have found it hard, perhaps out of desperation, to totally forgo the latter. This is due to the public’s hunger for not just change, but change that is positive. The electorate, especially the younger generation, is rewarding politicians that are perceptive, and seemingly genuine and adept enough to tap into this emerging consensus. As with politics, so is has become with increasingly with medicine, and even with the practice of law — which arguably is the last holdout in which dirty antics and nastiness naturally exist — that practitioners are seeking a comprehensive, more positive approach to solving legal issues.

The concept of holistic medicine has been around for quite some time now, with inroads being made by Western medicine’s acceptance of practices such as yoga, physical and massage therapies, and chiropractic services as effective complementary choices. Perhaps it’s due to the “dawning of the age of Aquarius” — you know, where harmony and understanding, sympathy and trust abound — that the field of law is now awakening, as well, to a new way of doing things. As with medicine, holistic law is about helping people beyond their immediate legal needs, by looking at the broader context of their lives to see how it is impacting on their legal issues.

A holistic lawyer would then address her clients’ legal issues in a way that benefits them in mind, body, and spirit. In support of such lawyers, there is even an International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers.

Some holistic lawyers emphasize mediation for their clients as opposed to fueling the conflict with opposing parties; some view the rule of law as a means to end strife in the world; while others, offer means of becoming centered and transformed, to their clients. Another indication from popular culture that the time ripe for holistic lawyers, is the advent of the television show Eli Stone. It is about a corporate lawyer who sees visions about what types of cases he should undertake, and due to his epiphany, acts with integrity toward the other parties, while still serving the needs of his clients. What a novel concept. In medicine, the show Private Practice also epitomizes the concept of a holistic team approach to meeting their clients’ medical needs. A holistic lawyer does the same through the use of a multi-disciplinary approach for her clients’ immediate needs, but examines the spiritual, mental, and emotional conditions that caused their legal challenges or dilemmas to arise.