ACC Docket's "Tips & Insights" feature is one of readers' top five favorite departments, according to the 2008 ACC Docket Readership Survey. Each month, fellow in-house counsel share experience and wisdom: suggestions that readers can apply to their professional and personal lives. Now, you can get an even more personal look at your peers' passions and hobbies, both inside and outside the corporate office, with a monthly multimedia package featuring the Tips & Insights interviewee.

Sherri Sampson, General Counsel & Secretary, Graduate Management Admission Council, shares about her family and carrying on her grandparents' legacy of love.

Jim Jackson, executive office director who serves as the general counsel of Medair, spent one month in Madagascar doing service with his local church and meeting with the Medair field teams.

Tim Phillips, senior counsel at the American Cancer Society and Navy Special Warfare veteran, talks about his striving to be a "Citizen Lawyer" and letting God be his pilot.

Christine Neuhoff, System VP General Counsel, St. Luke's Health System, has run five marathons: Disney World in 2005, Chicago in 2005, Marine Corps in 2006, Boston in 2007 and New York 2009. She is training to run her sixth on Oct. 9, 2011 in Portland, Ore.

Rebecca Arvizu, Senior Counsel of Business & Legal Affairs, DTS, Inc., is a First Soprano in the Agape International Choir. The choir sings for the trans-denominational Agape International Spiritual Center, and participation is service-based.

Jeffery Hewitt, General Counsel of Rama First Nation, advocates on the behalf of this aboriginal community in Canada. He has been recognized for his work as a leader and faculty member of the Rama Youth Summer Program.

Michael Wu, General Counsel of Rosetta Stone, is the Community Service Chair of the Emory Alumni Association's Washington DC Chapter and founder of the international Emory Cares Day.

Marilyn Heffley, Assistant General Counsel & Chief Litigation Counsel, Sunoco Inc., is a board member of the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCOP). PILCOP is a nonprofit with the mission of using high-impact legal strategies to improve the well-being of the most vulnerable populations in the Philadelphia region, by assuring that they have access to resources and services.

Kate Duchene, CLO and Executive Vice President, Human Resources at Resources Global Professionals, is a board member for Human Options, a nonprofit in Orange County, Calif. that is focused on breaking the cycle of domestic violence.

Marie Van In, division counsel, Cytec Specialty Chemicals, co-founded the Belgian non-profit Auti Porches, which seeks to build a community, and provide resources and events for the close relatives of people with autism.

Merck's Pro Bono Chair Mark Daniel speaks about General Counsel Bruce Kuhlik's commitment to pro bono in this slideshow. Merck's pro bono program, which started in 1994 has doubled, reaching more than 175 volunteers, since Kuhlik became GC in 2007.

Abel Martinez, H-E-B Grocery's VP of partner relations, risk solutions and compliance, and past president of the Children's Museum of San Antonio's board of directors, helped create the Museum's most popular exhibit a miniature grocery store where children can learn to shop for good food choices. Learn more in ACC Docket's December Tips & Insights feature.

Elizabeth A. Whitman, general counsel, secretary and chief brokerage officer of Wilkinson Asset Management, who was also featured in November's Tips & Insights article, earned her BFA in violin music performance. Here, she performs with her son and talks about how the skills she learned playing music help her practice real estate law. Read the full Tips & Insights article here: Elizabeth Whitman

Featured in the October issue's Tips & Insights article, Michele Coleman Mayes, senior vice president, general counsel and chief legal officer of The Allstate Corporation, is the 2009 recipient of ACC's Matthew J. Whitehead, II Diversity Award. Here, she talks about her experience with the Street Law Corporate Legal Diversity Pipeline Program, which encourages high school students of all backgrounds to pursue careers in law. Read the full Tips & Insights article here: Michele Mayes

ACC member and retired MetLife General Counsel James Lipscomb, featured in the July/August issue's Tips & Insights article, builds an orphanage in Hinche, Haiti. Hear about his experience, here. Read the full Tips & Insights article here: James Lipscomb