Are you doing all the right things to maintain a healthy firm? What about the care and maintenance of your firm’s intangible, essential core — its heartbeat — its reason for being? I call this crucial center the professional ‘muscle’ ...
Read More »Forsyth: A remarkable month of legal victories for gays
May was a good month legally for gays and lesbians. The California Supreme Court held that same-sex couples could marry in California. New York Gov. David A. Paterson ordered all state agencies to recognize the same-sex marriages of New Yorkers ...
Read More »A remarkable month of legal victories for gays
May was a good month legally for gays and lesbians. The California Supreme Court held that same-sex couples could marry in California. New York Gov. David A. Paterson ordered all state agencies to recognize the same-sex marriages of New Yorkers ...
Read More »Speaking in defense of the muddlers
I worried about what a lifetime of work in a firm like this would turn me into. I looked around at the senior partners and I did not see anyone I wanted to be like. They lived with the insecurity ...
Read More »Companies need to ‘work through the night’
“Working through the night” is how one northwest company defined its marketing strategy last year in anticipation of the current economic slowdown. The company was clearly familiar with studies that show that businesses that continue marketing campaigns through difficult economic ...
Read More »Advantages of digital dictation come through loud and clear
The great advantage of digital dictation is that lawyers can still dictate into small, hand-held devices as they have been accustomed to for double-digit years. However, as compared to its analog counterpart, digital dictation is far superior in many ways, ...
Read More »Gay-marriage opponents divorced from reality
Desperate times, it is said, call for drastic measures. In the United States, the Republican Party is certainly desperate; it’s in fundamentally worse shape in 2008 than in any election since Watergate. It’s not surprising, therefore, that some conservatives want ...
Read More »Napier: A tepid tie can sometimes feels like a win
Ever had a crash course in bankruptcy law? I did over the past week, and while it’s not as bad as I thought, all it has meant for me is an amazing influx of work for dwindling returns. It’s an ...
Read More »Burger: Courts’ defense of due process counters tyranny
As a soon-to-be dad (it’s a girl!), I have spent some time recently thinking about the things parents say like, “Because I said so” or “It’s time for bed” or “Untie your cousin,” etc. As a parent, I will probably ...
Read More »A tepid tie can sometimes feel like a win
Ever had a crash course in bankruptcy law? I did over the past week, and while it’s not as bad as I thought, all it has meant for me is an amazing influx of work for dwindling returns. It’s an ...
Read More »Courts’ defense of due process counters tyranny
As a soon-to-be dad (it’s a girl!), I have spent some time recently thinking about the things parents say like, “Because I said so” or “It’s time for bed” or “Untie your cousin,” etc. As a parent, I will probably ...
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