Ten Days to Close
One of my best clients was a partnership between two men who I will call Ken and Gordon. Ken was the sales guy. Gordon was… Read More »Ten Days to Close
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I Want My Parents Dead
Many years ago when I was working 1,000 hours a week and my daughter was very young, I was trying to get her to eat… Read More »I Want My Parents Dead
A Piece of the Big Blue Sky
“Blue Sky Law” refers to securities regulation. The expression is said to have originated in Kansas and refers to hucksters who could sell ‘a piece… Read More »A Piece of the Big Blue Sky
Old Law, New Law: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
In the old days, the path to success in the legal profession seemed fairly straight forward: Get top marks; article for a good firm (the… Read More »Old Law, New Law: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
Partners Be Crazy
“It had evidently not occurred to her as yet that those who consent to share the bread of adversity may want the whole cake of… Read More »Partners Be Crazy
Why are You Wasting Time Reading this Drivel?
Back when I was practicing law, I considered publications like The Lawyer’s Daily to be an unwelcome but necessary evil. I would skim the headlines and case… Read More »Why are You Wasting Time Reading this Drivel?
On Being Decisive. Or Not.
In the 14th century, the philosopher Jean Buridan told a story about a donkey who, equidistant between two piles of hay, starved to death because… Read More »On Being Decisive. Or Not.
I Want to Be a Fire Truck
Adults often ask young children what they want to be when they grow up. I knew one child who insisted that he wanted to be… Read More »I Want to Be a Fire Truck
Hiring Grandma and Grandpa
My friend Steve tells a story about the loss of his uncle at age 58, when Steve was 18 years old. While Steve’s parents were… Read More »Hiring Grandma and Grandpa
What I Would Have Done Differently
I whine a fair bit about the legal profession. Occasionally someone asks me what I would have done differently if I could go back and… Read More »What I Would Have Done Differently