Time To Go
“There is a time for departure even when there’s no certain place to go.” Tennessee Williams On the day that the love of my life… Read More »Time To Go
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Building a Team of Partners and Losers
We live in a hierarchical world. In a law firm, the levels are pretty clear. From top to bottom it goes something like this: Managing… Read More »Building a Team of Partners and Losers
Selling Out For the Price of a Postage Stamp
Just about everything that I learned about stupidity in the realm of managing people, I learned from lawyers, much of it from my own mistakes.… Read More »Selling Out For the Price of a Postage Stamp
Stupid Talk
Lawyers (other than litigators, I suppose) don’t like public speaking much more than other people do, and most people rank public speaking as their greatest… Read More »Stupid Talk
The Lunatic Fringe
Back in the day, there was a law firm in which the partners were – how do I say it sort of nicely – not… Read More »The Lunatic Fringe
Mental Health: Marketing or Operations?
I like to bake bread. In my opinion, and in the opinion of a family member named Aidan, the crust is the best part of… Read More »Mental Health: Marketing or Operations?
Danger Ahead!
Back in the day, I used to teach junior lawyers how to practice law. I had me some rules. They went something like this: Do… Read More »Danger Ahead!
My Journey From Law To Mental Health *
It took me eight years after I first realized that my life in law was not working for me until I was fully retired. It… Read More »My Journey From Law To Mental Health *
The Difference Between a Rut and A Grave
When asked about my complaints about the legal profession, I am forced to admit that back before I escaped the profession and became happy, I… Read More »The Difference Between a Rut and A Grave
Tell Me Another Story from the Old Days, Grandpa
As a recession may be looming and Banks may be enforcing their mortgages, I thought that I would share this story from the recession in… Read More »Tell Me Another Story from the Old Days, Grandpa