Political satirist Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report, coined the term “truthiness,” meaning “a ‘truth’ that a person claims to know intuitively ‘from the gut’ without regard…
I read Jay Shepherd’s blog post announcing that he was shutting down Shepherd Law Group after 13 years of operation in order to pursue a consulting business…
I read three articles today about lawyers leaving their firms with a few colleagues from the same firm to start new law firms. Having started a new law firm some…
One of the many benefits of writing about the New Normal is that I get involved in lots of interesting conversations about New Normalcy. I’ve noticed a distinct law firm…
The term “value” has taken on special currency in the law in the last few years. Headline after headline reflects that clients are now demanding greater value. Most people view…
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