Common Sense Cowboy Logic

I have been a cowboy my whole life.  I live on a ranch with my wife, surrounded by God's beauty.  We enjoy taking care of animals, especially horses.  

I have trained many horses and competed in countless horse shows.  I have taught many people to ride, starting as a teen working at a horse camp for kids, and later as
a 4-H leader. 

 Horses need to trust their riders to have a good partnership.  Trust has to be earned.  


I also enjoy helping people.  Mostly, I try to be a good friend, but I do come equipped with some pertinent education and experience to qualify me as a life coach.

Among other things, I had some success as an athlete, which requires the discipline of training and maximum effort.  Related to that, I worked as recreation director at a residential treatment facility for troubled youth, running the gym program.

Also, I am a Christian.  I spent some time in seminary, including actual pastoral care, counseling college students in a campus ministry.

My career for decades was practicing law, advocating for injured people, as well as acting as a mediator, for which I have training in Christian conciliation.  (Now that I am retired, I may not give legal advice).

I taught a college course in Alternative Dispute Resolution, including
​arbitration and mediation.

I have worked in a mental health facility with a variety of patients.  I especially enjoyed leading groups. I held a position called Patient Advocate.

When my children were teens, I wrote a book entitled Suggestions from a Searcher.  It was distributed beyond family members and is available to my life coaching clients.  

 During my life, I have earned the trust of horses, dogs, jurors, and clients.  I'd appreciate the chance to earn your trust by results-oriented life coaching.  I promise to shoot straight with you.  

To learn more about me, I invite you to peruse my blog, Shootin' the Breeze, found at www.cowboylawyer.wordpress.com.