Favorite Parts of Being a Partner at Dinsmore and Shohl
Christopher, a Partner at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, most enjoys "client development and developing those relationships," striving to be "the attorney that they can always call," while also finding fulfillment in mentoring younger attorneys and "watching them grow" through sharing career insights gained from experienced professionals.
Client Development, Relationship Building, Mentorship, Professional Development, Leadership
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Christopher Ghio
Partner
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
UCLA 2005
College of William and Mary School of Law; Juris Doctor
Political Science, American Studies
Law
Legal
Honors Student, Took Out Loans
Video Highlights
1. Developing strong client relationships and exceeding client expectations to become their go-to legal advisor.
2. Mentoring and developing younger attorneys, sharing expertise gained throughout his career.
3. The satisfaction of watching mentees successfully take on challenging tasks and grow professionally.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
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Two things, and they're both related to development. The first is client development and developing those relationships. I love it when I have the opportunity to work for a new client and my team can produce a result that the client is so happy with that the next time they have a legal issue, they just pick up the phone and call me.
That's really what I strive for in my business: to develop those relationships and to let the client know that I'm the attorney that they can always call, whether it's morning, noon, or night. They have my cell phone, they have my email. I will respond promptly.
I will always either find them a lawyer within my firm that can provide them the type of service they're looking for, or I've got a Rolodex, or now an iPhone full of contacts, that can provide that service if my firm doesn't. So that's client development.
The second related thing I really enjoy is developing younger talent and mentoring young attorneys. I help share the insights that I've gleaned in my 15-year career with them. These insights have all been drawn from people with a lot more experience than me, 30, 40, even 50 years of experience.
So, client development, client relationships, and then building young talent, helping develop young attorneys, and watching them grow. I enjoy seeing them take on tasks that they didn't maybe think they had within them to complete successfully. Then, watching them complete that successfully and really shine.