by Jim Dwyer | Aug 14, 2013 | Fiduciary Duties and You, Learning to Listen
Full and frank disclosure is one of the fiduciary duties we owe each client. When a client is making a decision based on incomplete information, it’s usually not good. Not only do we need to make sure our clients have the important facts, it is our job to help them...
by Jim Dwyer | Aug 7, 2013 | Practicing Law and Life, Repurposing Legal Terms
You know you have hit a new level of complexity in life when you look back with fondness at the simplicity of law school. I was single, no children, rented a room in an apartment, no car payment and everything that I owned fit into a 4 x 8 U-haul trailer. My primary...
by Jim Dwyer | Jul 30, 2013 | Fiduciary Duties and You
The fiduciary duty that we owe to our clients is a marvelous creation. It sets the standard of how we serve our clients. The duties of care, loyalty, and full and frank disclosure are at the philosophical and practical foundation of being a lawyer. Our fiduciary duty...
by Jim Dwyer | Jul 19, 2013 | Living Our Best Life, Practicing Law and Life
Everything we do in our life can serve our personal and spiritual development. This applies equally to the practice of law. No matter how we may try, and I have tried separating my work life from the rest of my life, it does not work. When I take the dedication that...
