A Sweeter World?
I was speaking to a university student the other day who I will call Lara. Lara told me that she occasionally has a super nice… Read More »A Sweeter World?
Firm Culture
How Quickly My Good Idea Becomes Your Great Idea
Now and then I will tell a story about something that I did back in the day when my wife Maureen and I practiced at… Read More »How Quickly My Good Idea Becomes Your Great Idea
Is Someone Out to Get You?
“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” Joseph Heller In some law firms there are politics among the Partners. Someone wants… Read More »Is Someone Out to Get You?
Believe Them the First Time
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Maya Angelou I have observed that in the legal profession there are a… Read More »Believe Them the First Time
The Zero You Deserve is Finally Here
The title of this post is taken from an advertisement for Dr. Pepper’s zero sugar soft drink and is a nifty introduction to the topic… Read More »The Zero You Deserve is Finally Here
Real Friends and Friends Light
Most of us consider ourselves to be lucky if we have a handful of real friends. Usually these are people who we know from way… Read More »Real Friends and Friends Light
Homegrown Ignorance
When I retired from the practice of law in 2020, I could not have told you what NCA stands for. I am willing to bet… Read More »Homegrown Ignorance
Biased Much?
I recently went for a ‘preventative health examination,’ which is code for ‘private healthcare,’ which is something that is in fact available in Canada –… Read More »Biased Much?
Timebombs in the Garden
By now everyone on LinkedIn has heard about Jon, a Cleveland lawyer who wrote a rather nasty email to a recently departed colleague who, having… Read More »Timebombs in the Garden
Lawyers Without Borders
As an Anglo born and raised in Montreal and living in Ontario for many years, I consider myself to be a political refugee from Quebec.… Read More »Lawyers Without Borders
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