I worked the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-Step program, and I went to meetings every day. I started examining my life and how I was living it. I learned how to look at why I was angry or afraid. As I listened to other alcoholics in recovery, I stopped feeling so damned unique. I came to realize that everyone had the same kinds of problems, and that there were, in fact, ways to address these problems without drinking.
Life today is pretty juicy.
None of my clients left me when I stopped drinking. I still try cases and win most of them. I represent my clients whole-heartedly, and they seem to know and appreciate that. I learned to Scuba dive after I was sober, and I started snow skiing again. I'm doing some day hikes in wilderness areas, and I hope to get into some serious backpacking.