by Jim Dwyer | Nov 4, 2013 | Redefining a Successful Lawyer
Whether you are a sole practitioner, a partner or shareholder, or you work for a law firm, there is a lot that goes into running a successful business. While there is always a bottom line to be met, there is more than one bottom line. The phrase “the bottom...
by Jim Dwyer | Oct 23, 2013 | Learning to Listen, Living Our Best Life
It is estimated that we think between 60,000 and 70,000 thoughts a day. Thank God all the thoughts I have throughout the day are not recorded. If someone were to read them I would run screaming out of fear of what they would think of me. If I was unknowingly given a...
by Jim Dwyer | Oct 7, 2013 | Trust, Faith and The Law
6 years ago the minister of my church asked me a question that had a big effect on my law practice. He asked “What do you have faith in?” I asked him: “Do you mean about God?“ He said he was not asking about God, the bible or anything religious. He continued “We have...
by Jim Dwyer | Sep 24, 2013 | Practicing Law and Life, Redefining a Successful Lawyer
We all learned in law school about the theory of agency: how one individual can obligate another through either clear or apparent authority. It’s essentially about cause and effect. Throughout our day we are constantly affected by causes: a phone call from an...
by Jim Dwyer | Sep 2, 2013 | Living Our Best Life, Office Practice is Life Practice
The other day I was getting ready to prep a client for her deposition. I reviewed the facts of the case from the first time we met. I looked over the police report, witness statements and photos. I reviewed her medical records for problems- and there were a lot. ...
