Julie Brush, Solutus founding partner. Julie Brush, Solutus founding partner. “A professional can express any feeling, make any request, and assert any opinion, but it's how that message is executed—with words and tone—that can create vastly different results. So choose every word wisely.” Example No. 1: Negotiating an Offer Example No. 2: Asking for a Raise Sloooooow Down Think Know What You Want to Accomplish. Identify Your Feelings. Don't Wing It. Write It Down. Practice. Deliver With Confidence. Julie Brush is the founder and author of The Lawyer Whisperer (www.thelawyerwhisperer.com), a career advice column for legal professionals, also found on LinkedIn. She is co-founder of Solutus Legal Search, a legal search/consulting boutique firm, serving as a strategic adviser to lawyers, law firms and corporations.