Love, Law, and Legacy: How We Built a Life and a Firm Together.

11.11.22 - The Beginning of “Us”

Three years ago, we stood on the beach in Malibu, CA and promised each other forever.

But what I didn’t realize then was that forever wouldn’t just look like candlelit dinners and vacations — it would look like court filings, client meetings, brainstorming sessions at midnight, and a shared laptop that somehow became our family heirloom.

Our love story was never meant to be quiet. It was meant to build something.
Something bigger than us.
Something that blended heart and hustle.

So, on 11.11.22, when we said, “I do,” we didn’t just choose each other — we chose to dream audaciously together.

Two Sets of Twins, A Masterclass in Controlled Chaos

In three years, we brought four tiny humans into this world. Two sets of twins.

The math alone still makes me laugh; we are crazy.

Raising twins twice over has taught us more about teamwork than any leadership seminar ever could. You learn how to communicate with one look, how to survive on 90-minute sleep cycles, and how to keep showing up when both sets are teething and the Red Bull has run out.

But here’s the truth no one prepares you for, chaos has a rhythm when you build it together.

Our home is loud, unpredictable, and full of laughter.
And in between bottles, diapers, and bedtime negotiations, we’ve learned that partnership isn’t about balance, it’s about rhythm.
Sometimes one of us leads. Sometimes we follow.
But we never stop dancing.

One Law Firm, A Shared Dream Takes Shape

Starting Winder Law Firm wasn’t about ego. It was about purpose.

Aaron and I both wanted to create a space where compassion and justice could coexist — where the firm would fight hard for clients while giving our own family the life we always dreamed of.

We didn’t want to build another traditional law firm.
We wanted to build a legacy business — one rooted in people, principles, and possibility.

Now, every client win feels personal. Every case we close reminds me of the nights we sat on our living-room couch, dreaming about what this could be.
And every time I see our name on that purple and gold sign, I think — we really did this.

Marriage Meets Entrepreneurship, The Real Talk

Let’s be honest: building a business with your spouse is not for the faint of heart.

There are moments when your “work partner” forgets they’re also your life partner. There are days when boardroom strategy spills into dinner conversations. And there are definitely nights when the tension between deadlines and date nights feels impossible to manage.

But there’s also something deeply grounding about knowing that the person next to you understands the mission completely.
That they see you at your most tired and still remind you of your power.
That they believe in the dream just as fiercely as you do.

We’ve learned that marriage and entrepreneurship share the same foundation — trust, communication, and grace.

The Growth and the Grace

The last three years have taught us more about grace than any business book could.

Grace when we don’t agree.
Grace when life gets messy.
Grace when the goals shift, and the timelines stretch.

We’ve learned that growth doesn’t always look like expansion, sometimes it looks like patience.
It looks like putting the kids to bed before opening the laptop.
It looks like choosing presence over perfection.
It looks like trusting that what’s meant for us won’t miss us — not in love, not in business, not in life.

And through it all, we’ve kept the same mantra: We build what we believe in. Together.

What We’re Building Next

3 years of marriage.
2 sets of twins.
1 law firm.
And countless lessons in love, leadership, and legacy.

We’re still building, not just a business, but a blueprint.
One that shows our kids what partnership can look like when purpose is the foundation.
One that proves that you can have both — a thriving career and a rooted home.
One that reminds us daily that love can be both the vision and the vehicle.

Here’s to more laughter, more growth, more late-night dreams, and more building what matters. Together. Always. 💜