Choosing a business attorney
Since I just posted about choosing a CPA, I thought I'd jot down a few thoughts on choosing an attorney for a small business....
Top Ten Reasons Not to Hire Me
An now, our Top Ten list for the day (or in my case probably the year): The 10 top reasons why you DON’T want me as your business attorney....
Attorneys Can't Charge Full Rate for Travel Time
A judge ruled that attorneys who were seeking to have their fees paid at the end of a law suit can not charge their full hourly rate for travel time. This makes sense to me. I've never charged my regular...
Litigation is a Bloody Nuisance... again
I am once again reminded, as I send a client a 10th reminder to look at some discovery questions I sent them, how much of a nuisance litigation is. Clients tend to look at the cost in financial terms. I...
When being "Iffy" is being accurate
My friends and staff sometimes wonder why I don't post about case decisions that make it into the general press, or are found on law related websites. I've tried to explain that while journalists can freely speak with only a...
LOIs, Term Sheets & Bears, oh my!
I made a mistake with a client last week. We got so caught up in preparing documents for his start up business that I didn't fully explain the difference between Letters of Intent (LOI), Term Sheets and Contracts. This was...
Should Large Law Firms Farm Out Smaller Clients?
An interesting law suit was filed claiming that a really big international law firm ( Reed Smith) took on the defense of a small non-profit corporation and basically went nuts billing the small client. The complaint alleges:...
Attorney Fees - Finding "Average"
I decided to find a study on average attorney fees in the bay area today. I thought that would be an easy thing to find on the Internet. I was wrong. Perhaps it's my Monday Morning Brain, but I couldn't...
Another Day, Another Scam - "Invention Promotion" Companies
If you stay up late and watch TV, in addition to learning how to clean just about anything, you've probably seen ads for an invention promotion company, or an inventor's service company. These companies solicit inventors with offers to help...
Blawgworld eBook
Somewhat in keeping with my last post, I am pleased to annouce that one of my past posts was chosen for publication in a new eBook - BlawgWorld 07. In case you do download it, my post is on page...
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