#51 Art Chenen - Health Industry Lawyer / Head Litigator in his 20's / Impact of Medicare / Should have mentored more

Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . "

A podcast where I speak with people about their careers focusing on their success, advice, mentoring and listening to interesting stories.

I'm your host Gary Nowak and today I've got a longtime friend of mine who I met while seeking a volunteering opportunity in Long Beach California. You are going get to eavesdrop on my conversation with recently retired Art Chenen.

Career Background:

• Grew up in California and never left
• UCLA Law School
• Started his own Law Firm
• Focused in the health industry (great time and story)
• Worked for 2 prestigious law firms in LA

Highlights

• Lying in his first job
• The perry mason impact
• Summer job at a Law Firm with a draft lurking about
• Meeting his lovely bride Lynn at college
• Going to law school but not sure if he wanted to be a lawyer
• Medicare impacting his career
• The power of a sabbatical
• Wanted to be a litigator
• Rebuilding a small firm into a large firm
• Watching colleagues operate and admiring
• What do the cases say??
  - Didn't apply to Art
• How to gracefully tell a client NOT to lie to you
• Giving me honest feedback in 2014
• Late 20's as a head litigator of 50 lawyers nationally
• No "Key Numbers" for health care (too lawyer"ie")
• Regretting not mentoring more
• Mentoring "Pretend you’re a lawyer"

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