News that Yoga Can Wreck Your Body has devotees astir. I would’ve said it’s also got them hot and bothered. But those doing so-called “hot yoga” were already hot and bent from the last time critics warned of “torn cartilage or painful wobbly joints” from Bikram Yoga poses in 105 degree and 40 percent humidity [...]
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“Om” not “Owie:” Yoga, stress, and not wrecking your body.
Posted in Culture, Law, Law practice tips., tagged American Psychological Association, Bikram yoga, Glenn Black, hot yoga, How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body, Steve Taylor, Stress, yoga on January 12, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Getting your money’s worth when talking to a lawyer.
Posted in Law, Law practice tips., Legal ethics., tagged " Brian Tannebaum, "Young Adult, Charlize Theron, fees, per capita lawyers and population, preliminary consultations, selecting a lawyer on December 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Consulting a lawyer is not like going out for ice cream or cruising the Caribbean. Lawyers aren’t in a ‘fun’ business that consumers happily anticipate spending money on. It can’t compare to two scoops of rocky road or a cold mojito on the promenade. Indeed, for some people, seeing a lawyer can be on par [...]
Why Free CLE? Because it’s a commodity and because “interesting CLE” is oxymoronic.
Posted in Law, Law practice tips., tagged commodity, complimentary CLE, Free CLE, Free Continuing Legal Education on November 29, 2011 | 5 Comments »
With just a month till year-end, some lawyers are in the throes of final procrastination to meet calendar year mandatory continuing legal education requirements. And yeah, those are the honest ones. There are lawyers I meet who trigger my well-calibrated “B.S.” detector bragging about how they “always end up with more CLE than they need.” [...]
Bent over. Malpractice Insurance redux.
Posted in Law, Law practice tips., tagged claims, insurance premium, malpractice insurance, opening your kimono, professional liability insurance, risk practice on September 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Two years ago, I first blogged at “Opening My Kimono to get Lawyer Malpractice Insurance,” about the pitfalls and annoyances of obtaining lawyers malpractice insurance – – – a necessary evil. I call the process a pas de deux except here, your dance partner keeps stepping on your toes. And as your ‘partner’ in this [...]
Ethics “as a weapon against young lawyers” or sometimes you do need ‘both hands and a flashlight.’
Posted in Law, Law practice tips., Legal ethics., tagged ethics, ethics as a weapon, practice-ready, rachel rodgers, young lawyers on August 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last year, I took a just-licensed baby lawyer to breakfast. I applauded his fresh-faced enthusiasm. But I was taken aback by his wide-eyed eagerness to “not refuse any kind of case” and his resolve to “practice all areas of law.” Unfortunately, I knew he’d tuned me out by the time I raised the potential pitfalls [...]
On groups, chickens & “daily deals” for lawyers: “Yes, no, & maybe so.”
Posted in Law, Law practice tips., Legal ethics. on July 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Carolinas are on the leading edge of potentially the next lawyer marketing frontier, “daily deal” email and smartphone alert coupon offers for legal services. Both jurisdictions have now issued advisory opinions on lawyer participation in these “deal-a-day” discount offers. But unfortunately, one Carolina says “No” and the other Carolina says “Yes” or more likely, [...]
Wisdom or folly? Talking politics with clients.
Posted in Law, Law practice tips., Legal ethics., tagged agree to disagree, blue state, clients, moral practice, politics, red state on July 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I had a running debate with another lawyer the other day. It ended the way such ‘debates’ end when an unmovable object meets an irresistible force. You throw up your hands and “agree to disagree.” It was over the simple question: “Should lawyers discuss their personal political views with their clients?” I answered “No” – [...]
The ‘first liar rule’ and how there’s not much new under the mentoring sun.
Posted in Culture, Law practice tips. on June 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The first liar doesn’t stand a chance,” is an old expression. And one I have long been fond of. [1] So with that prefatory thought, I find myself challenged to properly attribute the following likewise admired quote, “Success has many fathers but failure is an orphan.” For a long time, I thought it was something [...]
A judicial body slam to savor as judge scolds counsel for boilerplate.
Posted in Law, Law practice tips., On Judges on May 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A recent instance of judicial scolding is worth savoring. Indeed, the jurist deserves a standing ovation. After hearing about it, one lawyer buddy said to me, “At last, a real judge.” Yet another said, “I wish we had a judge like that here.” It happened last month in U.S. District Court for the District of [...]
Healing thyself: But where are the ethical compliance checklists?
Posted in Law practice tips., Legal ethics. on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Although it’s a shop-worn cliché, ‘an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure.’ Staying abreast of rules changes is key to effective lawyering. Take, for instance, my lawyer buddy who always takes his well-worn, heavily annotated and highlighted copy of “The Federal Civil Rules Handbook” to every deposition. It’s his long time [...]
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