Even when he was on vacation, Brant Bishop was finding it hard to disengage from his work as a high-stakes litigator at Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz.

The torrent of emails was nonstop. Whether he was traveling with his wife and five children, or simply trying to enjoy a weekend, Bishop said he couldn’t truly get away from the demands of his caseload and helping to manage a nearly 40-lawyer firm.