SHEILA M. WILKINSON, LMSW, Esq. is a Louisiana Licensed Attorney, a Louisiana Licensed Master Social Worker, a Certified ScrumMaster, and an Educator and Advisor who brings more than 25 years of experience in the legal profession to her work with attorneys and other regulated professionals. Her work stands at the intersection of law, social work, education, and the human side of professional practice.

Sheila began her legal career in 2000 as a Project & Litigation Manager, managing a law firm and its litigation and personnel before becoming a licensed attorney in 2009. She has since worked on approximately 500 matters, including managing and litigating complex multidistrict litigation, class actions, investigations, and advisory matters. She also built and operated a multimillion-dollar law firm and has worked with multidisciplinary teams and in-house legal departments. Her experience includes both the practice of law and the systems, expectations, relationships, and decisions that shape how legal work gets done.

Sheila earned her Bachelor’s in Sociology from the University of New Orleans, her Master’s in Social Work from Tulane University, her Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans, and her Advanced LL.M. in International and European Business Law from the Institute of European Studies in Brussels, Belgium. She has lived between the United States and Europe since 2007 and currently splits her time between New Orleans and Brussels.

Today, Sheila works with attorneys as a lawyer, consultant, and advisor, helping them examine the people, projects, expectations, relationships, and decisions that affect their work. Through her advisory work and continuing education programs, she helps lawyers make better decisions, establish healthier boundaries, clarify expectations, and create work that is both professionally competent and personally sustainable.