Isn’t social media great?! We can stay in touch on Facebook, by Twitter or phone texting. We can get immediate input for any problems we tell each other. It is great! Or is it? Not everyone on Facebook, Twitter or … Continue reading →

For most lawyers, those with brick and mortar offices, when you get a call from a potential client, you ask the “usual” questions: What’s the case about? Who is involved? Do I have any conflicts I have to resolve? Can … Continue reading →

Here is the scenario: You work with Joe X but don’t get along with him. You feel he’s abusive but can’t do anything about it. Then Joe X starts dishing out the same abuse to his boss. The boss man … Continue reading →

Many of us have had the joyous encounter of a lawyer who tries to bully and belittle us. They seem to think it makes them winners. Or that their clients will respect them more. Or something. They can be a … Continue reading →

Twenty years ago, when I was starting out as a lawyer, cell phones were exotic. Worse, they were insecure. People hated talking private business on them. In fact, there were legal ethics opinions that lawyers should not discuss confidential client … Continue reading →

What should you (the attorney) do when you are concerned about the other side in a case. Recently I saw a post where an attorney was concerned about taking a domestic violence case because the other side a) had a … Continue reading →

The art of saying goodbye starts very simply with a list: should you say goodbye? Does the client pay his/her bill or not? Does he/she fight you over the amount you have charged? Does he/she follow your advice or just … Continue reading →

Sometimes a client will come to my office and bring a number of other people with her (or him or them). This may or may not be a good idea, depending on circumstances. For example, if the client is a … Continue reading →

This may, actually, be a running theme on this blog. But I just can’t help it. It appears that big firms charge 2 or 3 times as much as I do, even when I charge the same hourly rate (which … Continue reading →

When faced with a sales clerk pressuring you to sign AT&T cell phone contract or buy that dish network tv contract that bundles all of your services together, do you sign papers after you read them? Or do you sign … Continue reading →