Editor’s Note: This commentary was written in response to “Speed of Business leaves ‘Nowhere to Hide,’ but What Are the Dangers?” New Jersey Law Journal, April 29, 2019.

“Enjoy your vacation! You deserve it! We’ll continue working on this when you get back.” Ten months after I opened my elder law practice in 1995, these are the words one of my clients said to me as I got ready to leave on a two-week summer vacation with my husband and our four little children. What an eye-opener! Being new to private practice, I was worried—I wasn’t sure how my clients would “cope” if I went away from them for two weeks.