How many lawyers want to become true leaders in their areas of practice, either nationally or in the State where they primarily practice? The sad answer is “not enough.” To become a true leader in your area or areas of practice you need to do more that be an excellent practitioner. You need to help set and improve the standard of practice in that area. You need to write, speak, and mentor other lawyers, and yes, that takes time. However, what only some lawyers realize, it also yields great rewards. I believe that if many, not few, lawyers sought to be leaders in their practice areas, the quality of legal practice in their area would increase and civility would increase, a key goal of courses on professionalism.