Becoming a Restorative Lawyer

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What if the courtroom isn't the only way to pursue justice?</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Becoming a Restorative Lawyer</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> attorney and scholar Brenda Waugh invites readers to reimagine the very foundation of legal practice. Drawing from decades in the field she offers a powerful critique of the adversarial legal system which too often prioritizes winning over understanding resolution over repair.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Her vision is different: a return to the human heart of justice.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Rooted in the principles of restorative justice Waugh redefines the lawyer's role as a facilitator of connection dialogue and accountability. Through personal narrative deep reflection theory and practice-based insight she challenges legal professionals-and all justice-seekers-to rethink what justice means and to begin practicing law in ways that center healing dignity and human connection.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>More than a critique this book introduces a new approach to lawyering-one that includes methods skills and techniques grounded in restorative principles. It's not a how-to; it's a </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>why-now</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-an urgent call to transform how we think about and practice justice.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The book features original photography by Howard Zehr a pioneer of the restorative justice movement. His images serve as visual metaphors drawing the reader into moments of pause and deeper understanding-reminding us that how we </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>see</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> justice shapes how we seek it.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Becoming a Restorative Lawyer</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is for attorneys law students judges mediators paralegals social justice advocates and anyone ready to imagine-and practice-a more healing form of justice.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What might justice look like if it were designed to heal?</strong></p><p></p>