If you want existing clients to like you as much as possible and even more so prospective clients then use proper names in conversation. Now there’s PROOF if you need it.
Most probable reasons you may not be using proper names in conversations:
“Ford & Harrison, a 190-attorney labor and employment firm, has tossed out billable-hour requirements for first-year associates. The program aims to close the practical-skills gap of law school education and increase value to clients. The firm also hopes it will enable associates to handle meatier matters more quickly.“ according to Leigh Jones of The National
My friend Patrick Lamb joined me and my daughter, Raquel, for dinner last night in Chicago. I do not typically post about personal or family matters but I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge with gratitude Pat’s support for Raquel’s career as evidenced by his post Vote Riskin. Vote Early. Vote Often at
I am truly humbled by the praise bestowed upon my book and audio program today by Patrick Lamb in his post: Client Service Lessons And So Much More.
Patrick’s comments about The Successful Lawyer, published by the American Bar Association are particularly gratifying because I believe that client service is the most important
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Alan Dershowitz
Extracts from yesterday’s letter To the Editor:
"I share your outrage at Charles D. Stimson’s ‘loathsome attempt to punish lawyers who represent inmates of the Guantánamo Bay internment camp.’ "
"But I cannot join you in your proposal that the bar disciplinary committee investigate Mr. Stimson for conduct ‘prejudicial to the administration
NYT: Apology Not Accepted
Apparently: "It is hard to render a convincing apology when you are not really apologizing."
FASTFORWARD: If you are wondering why I am tracking this on Amazing Firms Amazing Practices it is because this is what I love about my profession and the great individuals and firms that practice in it
An Apology to Detainees’ Attorneys
Thanks to Ron Friedman of Prism Legal Consulting for bringing this to my attention.
The lion on the left is a metaphor for the lawyers and law firms who stand up to attacks against our profession and justice itself.
In a New York Times article today, Official Attacks Top Law Firms Over Detainees, you will see that there is an insidious movement to have business clients fire those
