Paraphrasing a quote I heard yesterday: There have been more causes of action created in the last six months than in all of recorded history before that!
What a bonanza for lawyers … in addition to being forced to deal with changes in the market place, we now have the opportunity to add to our intellectual skills and help people with new ideas never before faced …
A very interesting question was asked today on our Forum about how high one’s retainer should be in order to assure payment of your billing.
The answer, I believe, is to focus more on the intake process and to assure that the client has the principal to pursue his principle; then, it is a question of educating the client sufficiently that he understands he has received what he has asked for …. in other words, that the client has received the value he bargained for.
What do you think? Share your comments.
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See the newest edition to our family. It’s been 10 years since our dog died and my wife refused to get another because of the emotional pain and suffering. But, suddenly, after we saw perhaps the most elegant Boxer I’ve ever seen during our maiden voyage in the Airstream, my wife suddenly changed course … and we now have our own majestic rescue Boxer, age 2 to 3 years. The addition certainly will alter our lives in ways we can’t yet even imagine. He’s smart, good looking and very energetic. <g>
Could the addition of the right staff person or attorney similarly revitalize your law practice?
My wife calls this our satellite office. We’ve taken delivery of our 1968 Vintage Airstream trailer … 1968 on the outside, 2009 on the inside. And I’m working on a new manuscript to be delivered to West Pub. next month.
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On more than one occasion, I’ve talked about how Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn can be dangerous. That is, our posts in these public environments that never disappear and cannot be erased can be dangerous. New lawyers have had job offers retracted; lawyers have been asked to leave their firms; and secretaries have been fired … all because of posts of personal activities or comments seemingly unrelated to the job at hand. But, everything is relevant as the advocate would say.
Today, I’m in Chicago, preparing for the ABA’s annual conference. In reading the newspaper, I can across an article about a Chicago corporate landlord suing a former resident for an apparent offhand remark on Twitter about her supposedly moldy apartment. In comes the "sheriff" (the landlord) with a suit for libel.
Courtney Love was sued earlier this year for calling a designer something nasty.
Needless to say, there has been an incredible amount of publicity in both matters … Unless you believe that all notoriety is good publicity, you might think twice not only about what you post publicly, but also about what you sue for … Both sides will walk away with mud on their face.
One thing is for sure, though. This new environment sure is powerful and far-reaching!
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