I met Paul at my very first job as a lawyer. Paul was a commercial real estate lawyer. He was hard-working and extremely capable. Paul… Read More »People I Met Practicing Law Episode Six: Tragically, Terminally, Toxic
I was born and raised in Montreal. I started my legal education at the Faculty of Law at McGill in 1975. My plan was to… Read More »Keeping Your Options Closed
Many years ago, the managing partner of my firm, who I will call Sid because that was his name, had on his desk a replica… Read More »All About the Lead Dog
I practiced business law for 40 years. I never knew much about criminal law. In fact, I knew so little about the subject that I… Read More »A Business Lawyer’s Take on Criminal Lawyers
Due to popular demand (I have now asked myself to do this ten times) and as a continued public service, I am providing some more… Read More »Translations From Lawyer Talk: Part Three
Those who know me would not be surprised to learn that I think that I was a brilliant supervising lawyer and mentor. Not necessarily because… Read More »How To Raise a Baby Lawyer
I was once hired by a dentist to help him disassociate from his partner. I will refer to my client as the “Good Dentist” and… Read More »People I met Practicing Law Episode Five: The Good Lawyer
I expect that “honest” would not be the first word that comes to mind as a general description of the business culture in Canada, or… Read More »Truth In Advertising
Years ago, a young person I know was quite proud to show me his first credit card. I was underwhelmed and said: “Big deal. Anyone… Read More »Things are Better When Someone Else Pays
When I practiced law, I was fairly good at doing the many things that a lawyer has to do in order to deliver great client… Read More »Always Failing at Something