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Resolving Disputes in Family-Owned Businesses – A Lawyer’s Approach for Achieving Happy Endings for Unhappy Families
by Maureen T. McKay and Murray Gottheil “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina… Read More »Resolving Disputes in Family-Owned Businesses – A Lawyer’s Approach for Achieving Happy Endings for Unhappy Families
Translations From Lawyer Talk Part Nine: Talking to the Newbies
Beginner lawyers need to understand Partner Talk (“PT”), which is the language that law firm partners use. Here to help the newbies are some translations… Read More »Translations From Lawyer Talk Part Nine: Talking to the Newbies
Citiots
Prior to retiring from the practice of law, I lived in big cities for my entire life. Upon retirement I moved to the country. Due… Read More »Citiots
What If?
Many of us think that the legal profession is broken, because too many lawyers are stressed out and miserable. Law firms are throwing money at… Read More »What If?
Okay, Boomer
Many years ago I hired a young lawyer who was not really named Tom. Tom had a few years of experience at one of the… Read More »Okay, Boomer
Knowing Your Audience
My father used to tell a story about when he was a young man with a young family. Unlike many people of his age at… Read More »Knowing Your Audience
Docketing For Dummies
I never met a lawyer who loved to docket their time, but I have met a number of lawyers (myself included) who were very good… Read More »Docketing For Dummies
On Being Perfect(ly) Insane
When I was just a wee lad, my father instilled in me the need to be perfect. If I scored 98% on an exam, his… Read More »On Being Perfect(ly) Insane
Whose Client is it Anyway?
In law firms, most lawyers typically get paid for two things: (1) billings; and (2) bringing in clients. Of course, there are a few lawyers… Read More »Whose Client is it Anyway?