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Dealing with Workplace Problems
A basic requirement of every job is showing up for work. Surprisingly, there are those who don’t seem to understand. A friend recently...
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Get Your Facts Right
Recently, I finished two books. One was about Abraham Lincoln’s connection with race and slavery. The other was about rescuers during the...
Feb 14, 20231 min read
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Happy Clients - Effective Marketing
Being a creature of regularity, most Saturdays I go to the butcher. I have been doing this for longer than I care to admit. Until about...
Feb 8, 20232 min read
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Counselors at Law
In our nationwide FTCA medical malpractice work, we frequently represent terminally ill individuals. The usual case is a delay in...
Feb 7, 20232 min read
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How Books Help a Trial Lawyer
I suppose I am biased, but I can guarantee that this new book by my friend Dean King will be a great read. It will soon be on my pile of...
Feb 7, 20231 min read
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Arizona Medical Malpractice Journey
One of the great benefits of having a nationwide practice is that I get to see a lot of our great country. I am In Arizona right now -...
Feb 7, 20231 min read
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Improving Basic Skills
As one might expect, a Thanksgiving of eating, drinking and being merry, begets a low-key day after. And today is perfect for being a bit...
Nov 24, 20222 min read
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The Right Call is Often Not Clear
A lawyer friend called me recently. He needed a continuance, but his opposing counsel would not agree. My friend was not happy. The...
Aug 26, 20222 min read
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When Clients Misbehave
Sometimes clients behave in ways that are not in their own interests. They can turn a winnable case into a virtually certain loser. Been...
Aug 26, 20221 min read
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Job Applicant Insights: To Divulge or to Not Divulge
Trigger warning: Employment lawyers scroll on. I am going to utter heresy. You’re called by someone you know, another lawyer. A former...
Aug 26, 20222 min read
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Grab the Initiative
Better to ask permission or seek forgiveness? I definitely adhere to the forgiveness school of thought. I always have. Those who knew me...
Aug 26, 20222 min read
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Financial Stability and Viability are the Foundation of Everything Else
Recently, I ran into lawyer friend I had not seen in a while. We never practiced at the same firm, but we used to interact frequently. Of...
Aug 26, 20222 min read
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Size is Overhead. Overhead is Cost.
I don’t work from home much anymore. I prefer being in the office. Considering our office is on the other side of the city, however, and...
Jul 20, 20221 min read
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Honesty and Fairness Matter
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Reading The New York Times on Sunday (my long standing custom), this article...
Jul 20, 20222 min read
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Disrespect for the Due Process
The Declaration of Independence speaks of "unalienable" God given rights, including "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." It...
Jul 20, 20221 min read
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What Was The Defense Counsel Thinking?
Often, I look at defense counsel and just want to say: What were you thinking? At times, I want to just shake them and tell them they are...
Jul 20, 20221 min read
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Last Medal of Honor Recipient from World War II Passes Away
The last Medal of Honor recipient from World War II died this week. Mr. Williams' story is an incredible one. Like everyone my age, I...
Jul 20, 20221 min read
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Changing a Tire
So, I decide to take off the rest of this week to do some unpacking at the house. A necessary chore. Before starting my happy task, I...
Jul 20, 20221 min read
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The Economics of Litigation are Thin
Yesterday, David Tierney and I had a Zoom meeting with a family we represent in an FTCA medical malpractice case. The end of life care...
Jul 20, 20222 min read
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Thoughts on the Cosby Trial
The recent jury verdict against Bill Cosby is a curious one. After a three week trial, a Los Angeles jury awarded $500,000 in a sexual...
Jul 20, 20222 min read
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