By William Marshall
Contract drafting and review are central activities of a transactional attorney. However, rarely if ever does an attorney draft from scratch or have license to make unlimited changes during a review. Instead, the attorney starts with something on the page of varied quality and labors under time pressure to make it express the parties’ intent while nudging it this way and that in the negotiation process. Read More
By Dan Stanford
During over three decades of prosecuting legal malpractice claims, I have been asked over and over again for concrete ideas to help lawyers eliminate or at least reduce the risk of being sued by an unhappy client. So, over the years I have compiled a list of practical tips for avoiding legal malpractice claims. The list below contains original thoughts and tips stolen from other experts in the field. And, these are not listed in any order of importance. Read More
By Edward McIntyre
They come in pairs. A young couple who want an estate plan; two women who need a partnership formed; the employer who wants you to represent it and the accused supervisor/co-defendant; the non-party executive whose deposition is scheduled when you already represent the defendant company; two former employees who want to sue their former employer. All promising pieces of business. Read More
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By Philip Mauriello Jr.
In the age of social media, it seems everyone is obsessed with their personal image. For good reason too, we are viewed through our phone and computer screens. When people are looking for you, they often Google you, or they check out your Facebook or Linkedin profile. The image you put out there on the “world wide web” is usually your first impression whether you know it or not. Read More
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