Lawyers positioned as strategic advisors to business owners frequently hear their clients lament about selling businesses in today’s economy. Clients are trying to determine the impact the current economic situation will have on their exit strategies. I recommend you advise ...
Read More »Lovett: Solicitations by charities require careful consideration by donors
Have you made a donation to a charitable organization or volunteered in the last year? Was it a random act of philanthropy or a strategically focused commitment that was in line with your business goals? Attorneys are often generous in ...
Read More »Selling businesses in today’s economy
Lawyers positioned as strategic advisers to business owners frequently hear their clients lament about selling businesses in today’s economy. Clients are trying to determine the impact the current economic situation will have on their exit strategies. I recommend you advise ...
Read More »Solicitations by charities require careful consideration by donors
Have you made a donation to a charitable organization or volunteered in the last year? Was it a random act of philanthropy or a strategically focused commitment that was in line with your business goals? Attorneys are often generous in ...
Read More »Living within our means is a key economic step
If there’s one thing the current financial crisis has revealed, it’s that we’re a nation living far beyond its means. Maybe we’re not all buying flat-screen TVs and leather-trimmed SUVs. But as a society, we’ve come to expect what were ...
Read More »Yas: Life lessons for lawyers and all of us
The calendar was cruel to me Monday. But it doesn’t lie. Oct. 6, 2008: precisely 40 years to the date when yours truly burst onto the scene at Boston’s Lying-In Hospital. With four decades on the books, I thought it ...
Read More »Welcome to the crossroads: life lessons for lawyers and all of us
The calendar was cruel to me Monday. But it doesn’t lie. Oct. 6, 2008: precisely 40 years to the date when yours truly burst onto the scene at Boston’s Lying-In Hospital. With four decades on the books, I thought it ...
Read More »Napier: Going easy on Palin? Say it ain’t so Joe
Like many of us Americans I tuned in last Thursday night to watch the debate between vice presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. I have been watching more of the talking head 24-hour a day news lately because of ...
Read More »Bailout bill saves world, helps wooden arrows
It is one thing to re-pitch the Wall Street bailout bill to encourage finger-in-the-wind elected lawmakers to enact it. Forget Wall Street. Let’s call it the Main Street Rescue Act of 2008. Or better yet, how about the Save the ...
Read More »Going easy on Palin? Say it ain’t so Joe
Like many of us Americans, I tuned in last Thursday night to watch the debate between vice presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. I have been watching more of the talking head 24-hour-a-day news lately because of the presidential ...
Read More »Venturing outside the comfort zone takes practice
PORTLAND, Ore. — We’ve all heard the statistic that public speaking is the No. 1 fear, surpassing snakes and even death. Given that deeply-rooted fear, it is understandable that most folks avoid presentation opportunities like the plague. Truthfully, you can ...
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