Husch Blackwell Chairman Greg Smith/courtesy photo
In an act of vulnerability, Husch Blackwell chairman Greg Smith described his struggles with alcoholism at a partner retreat, an act meant to bring those grappling with addiction and mental illness out of the shadows.
February 20, 2020 at 03:50 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
Less than five minutes after Husch Blackwell Chairman Greg Smith began addressing lawyers at the firm’s 2019 partner retreat, it became apparent that this would not be your typical speech filled with corporate platitudes.
“I stand before you as an alcoholic with 31 years of sobriety,” Smith announced almost casually from behind a lectern at the retreat in Dallas.
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