Health Law Career Journeys: Reflections on Motherhood

About this episode

The episode discusses how motherhood has influenced the health law career paths of several women in the field.

In honor of Mother’s Day, Alé Dalton, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, speaks with Rachel Byrd, Partner, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, Kerri Zelensek, Associate General Counsel, Regent Surgical, and Katie Tarr, Shareholder, LBMC, about how motherhood has shaped their health law career journeys. They discuss navigating motherhood while building a successful and meaningful career, how to have full lives inside and outside the office, what they would tell their younger selves, and what th...

People in this episode

Host: Alé Dalton

Guests: Rachel Byrd, Kerri Zelensek, Katie Tarr

Topics covered

• motherhood
• health law
• career journeys
• work-life balance
• professional development

Keywords

• health law
• motherhood
• career
• work-life balance
• professional growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, Regent Surgical, LBMC

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