Call ME, Maybe!
There once was a law firm which marketed itself as being a team of lawyers with deep expertise in different areas of the law who… Read More »Call ME, Maybe!
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Welcome to the World of Clients
Back when I practiced law, it had been drummed into my head that every mistake was a potential catastrophe and a source of shame. I… Read More »Welcome to the World of Clients
A Retirement Primer for Slow Partners
I recently wrote an article titled, “You are Old. We are Greedy. Get the Hell Out!” In that article, I lamented the fact that law… Read More »A Retirement Primer for Slow Partners
Justifiable Paranoia – Nothing New Under the Sun
“All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again.” Battlestar Galactica, Peter Pan, and Ecclesiastes 1:9 It is not often that I… Read More »Justifiable Paranoia – Nothing New Under the Sun
The More Things Change, the More Lawyers Still Screw Up Marketing
“Either you follow-up or you fold-up.” Bernard Kelvin Clive I recently observed a law firm doing some impressive online marketing. At the same time, to… Read More »The More Things Change, the More Lawyers Still Screw Up Marketing
Never Trust a Lawyer Who Doesn’t Make Mistakes
Back in the day, I would have an Associate join a client meeting with instructions to speak up if they thought I was getting something… Read More »Never Trust a Lawyer Who Doesn’t Make Mistakes
You are Old. We are Greedy. Get the Hell Out!
Since professional firms are usually partnerships, the well-compensated people at the top of the pyramid are partners, not employees. As a result, all of that… Read More »You are Old. We are Greedy. Get the Hell Out!
Silent Stupidity
“Fools believe silence is a void needing to be filled; the wise understand there’s no such thing as silence.” Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Myth Client:… Read More »Silent Stupidity
Too Nice For This World
Before you read this story, I should let you know that this is a sad story which does not end well. Long ago I had… Read More »Too Nice For This World