{"id":413,"date":"2026-05-15T13:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/?p=413"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:14:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:14:25","slug":"seth-rokosky-career-decisions-appellate-law-and-why-having-a-plan-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/2026\/05\/15\/seth-rokosky-career-decisions-appellate-law-and-why-having-a-plan-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Seth Rokosky: Career Decisions, Appellate Law, and Why Having a Plan Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/SideBarAdvisors_Rokosky-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/SideBarAdvisors_Rokosky-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/SideBarAdvisors_Rokosky-1.jpg 286w, https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/SideBarAdvisors_Rokosky-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/SideBarAdvisors_Rokosky-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/sidebaradvisors\/\"><strong>SideBar Advisors<\/strong><\/a> podcast, Duane Morris Partner,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/sethrokosky.html\">Seth Rokosky<\/a><\/strong>, shares how legal paths actually unfolded in real life\u2014through a series of decisions, tradeoffs, and adjustments. Seth provides insight on his approach to career decisions, what it really takes to build a niche practice from the ground up, and how his background in competitive chess influences the way he thinks about strategy, risk, and decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to the full episode on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/seth-rokosky-career-decisions-appellate-law-and-why\/id1637953846?i=1000767569565\">Apple Podcasts.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of the SideBar Advisors podcast, Duane Morris Partner, Seth Rokosky, shares how legal paths actually unfolded in real life\u2014through a series of decisions, tradeoffs, and adjustments. Seth provides insight on his approach to career decisions, what it really takes to build a niche practice from the ground up, and how his background &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/appellatelaw\/2026\/05\/15\/seth-rokosky-career-decisions-appellate-law-and-why-having-a-plan-matters\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Seth Rokosky: Career Decisions, Appellate Law, and Why Having a Plan Matters&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":763,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[295],"class_list":["post-413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"authors":[{"term_id":295,"user_id":763,"is_guest":0,"slug":"smrokosky","display_name":"Seth M. 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