The Sum Total

The Sum Total

Full and frank disclosure, care and loyalty are the three fiduciary duties we owe each client. Is any one more important than the other? The truth is, the total of the three are greater than their individual parts. If even one is taken away or not lived up to, then I...
The Big Bang

The Big Bang

On the table sat a plastic box that I bought a little over 20 years ago. It was scraped and scratched from all the years of being moved. The lid was dusty and the sides were a little dirty. We had placed it under the stairs when we moved into the house seven years...
Lunch Time and Lawyers

Lunch Time and Lawyers

Never would I think that sitting around the conference table at my office having lunch with three lawyers would be a highlight of my day. It’s either a very sad commentary on the state of my life or it says a lot about my law firm. Happily it’s the latter....
Condition Precedent

Condition Precedent

It’s amazing all the bits and pieces of information I remember from the different classes in law school. Venue from Civil Procedure, the Content Neutral Test from Constitutional Law and The Rule Against Perpetuities in Property class. Most of what I learned in...
Potential

Potential

You will never achieve your greatest potential on your own. -Anonymous I am awe inspired by people who make  it against whatever life has thrown at them. They rise up from the ashes of a tragedy; persevering to overcome difficulties that we view as unimaginable....