Surely, one of the most remarkable events of the recent Winter Olympics was the emergence of women’s curling as must-see television. People would sit down and ask, “Why is this even on television?” Fifteen to twenty minutes later, they would ...
Read More »Client interviews can provide important feedback
Social media has received a lot of attention recently in law firm marketing circles. But buried beneath all the hype is one eternal truth: Selling legal services still requires a two-way dialogue. While LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook can help to ...
Read More »Google’s Italian crime shows why Italy is lagging
Distracted while thinking how to begin this column, I clicked on an e-mail from a friend. She had sent me a YouTube video in which a tidy cylindrical shape on a shoulder strap unrolled to become a computer. Almost every ...
Read More »True name fraud difficult to repair
Anyone with a decent credit history fears having his or her good name tarnished. We hear stories of other people’s credit problems finding their way onto our credit reports. We’re familiar with data breaches that expose our private details to ...
Read More »Keep space program on line for Mars landing in 20 years
“How do I get to space, Daddy?” “Study. Math, science, physics, chemistry, all that stuff is real important if you want to be an astronaut, buddy.” “What about space? Should I learn about space?” “Of course, but all that other ...
Read More »Zombies on the march in Minnesota
Of course! It all makes perfect sense now. The zombie vote. That explains how Al Franken was elected Minnesota’s newest U.S. senator. I mean, you have the dead dead voting in Chicago. Why not the living dead voting in the ...
Read More »Airlines tries to ‘pick off’ irate customer to avoid lawsuit
There must be a special place in Hell reserved for airline executives. Any doubt about that was erased a few years ago when they started charging extra for checked-in luggage. Yet we can be thankful for those airline passengers who ...
Read More »Bad risks make good business?
Sometimes I am easily confused. For instance, our most recent financial debacle as a country was in part attributed to the collapse of the U.S. housing market and the massive number of people who suddenly defaulted on their mortgage payments. ...
Read More »Becoming ‘of counsel’ without AARP status
The stereotypical of counsel attorney is the former partner who comes into the office to share his wisdom when he’s bored with retirement. Milwaukee attorney Jonathan P. Groth, in his 30s and the prime of his career, is proof that ...
Read More »Recent federal rule changes aid mortgage industry
Good news: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have issued several new rules that will help loosen the tight credit markets. 1. Waiver of flipping restrictions On Jan. 15, HUD announced ...
Read More »Discretion is the better part of justice
“Here was a young man who did everything we expected of him,” a retired judge recently told the New York Times. “It really cries out for some kind of justice.” Judge Michael A. Corriero is talking about a legal immigrant ...
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