It was three consecutive nights without sleep trying to reach a settlement ahead of a court decision that made Quinn Emanuel partner Joseph Milowic III realize something had to change. He knew at this rate he wouldn’t be around for his wife and daughter.

He was so strung out, in fact, that he needed help maneuvering through an airport after his third sleepless night. Once he did manage to board the plane, he slept soundly. And when he awoke, he said everything was different. His priorities had shifted, his consciousness had altered and a new spirit had taken hold of him. He felt serene.