I just finished going through my morning e-mail. It took me less than two minutes to read and delete the 20 messages I received since I left work Wednesday. On an average day I receive about 100 e-mails. Checking e-mail ...
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There are the grandstander, the pouter, the brainiac and the prissy queen. From time to time, as Jeffrey Toobin reports in “The Nine,” things get so heated that Dad has to intervene. “Nino, you’re p—ing Sandra off again. Stop it!” ...
Read More »Run to the light, Governor
I just finished going through my morning e-mail. It took me less than two minutes to read and delete the 20 messages I received since I left work Wednesday. On an average day I receive about 100 e-mails. Checking e-mail ...
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One of the major selling points of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was the protection for whistleblowers. The legislation required public companies to put into place “anonymous reporting mechanisms” (like hotlines) so that employees could report suspected fraud without fear ...
Read More »Toobin gets inside dish on Supreme infighting
There are the grandstander, the pouter, the brainiac and the prissy queen. From time to time, as Jeffrey Toobin reports in “The Nine,” things get so heated that Dad has to intervene. “Nino, you’re p—-ing Sandra off again. Stop it!” ...
Read More »Callanan: Developing a legal marketing strategy for the ages
For the first time in American corporate history, four generations are working side by side. Each generation — “Veterans,” “Baby Boomers,” “Generation X” and “Nexters” — is motivated by different values, communication styles and work ethics. And each is driving ...
Read More »Developing a legal marketing strategy for the ages
For the first time in American corporate history, four generations are working side by side. Each generation — “veterans,” “baby boomers,” “Generation X” and “Nexters” — is motivated by different values, communication styles and work ethics. And each is driving ...
Read More »New-practice tips for the startup
As I was preparing some remarks for my induction into a consultants’ hall of fame on the top 10 lessons I’ve learned in starting my consulting career, it struck me that these apply equally to a lawyer starting a new ...
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I am not a golfer. In fact, I heartily agree with the observation attributed to my fellow Missourian Mark Twain: “Golf is a good walk spoiled.” So I was out of character Friday when I spent the afternoon on the ...
Read More »Balliro: Get to the point in 10 questions or less
There are a few basic rules that apply to all cross-examinations, and, although you may have heard them before, they are so important to the effective cross-exam that they bear repeating. Cross-examination is not the time to conduct discovery. Do ...
Read More »Get to the point in 10 questions or less
There are a few basic rules that apply to all cross-examinations, and, although you may have heard them before, they are so important to the effective cross-exam that they bear repeating. Cross-examination is not the time to conduct discovery. Do ...
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