Co-customer marketing builds relationships and sends a clear message. Imagine you are the senior intellectual property counsel for a Fortune 100 company. Every law firm within two continents of your head office has begun posting comments, sending out press releases, and publishing articles on the latest landmark ruling; as of this writing, it would be…
Category: Legal Law
We’re only in our twenties
I’m writing this for the rest of you in your twenties who, like me, have no idea what you want to do with the rest of your life. Realistically I wanted to be a thousand different people. I mean, who doesn’t want to be Harvey Specter in Suits, a walking, talking kick-ass lawyer who makes…
Components of the Penitentiary System
Most, if not all, of our criminal justice problems originate outside of the courthouse and beyond the bench. Our justice system has been designed to enforce the laws of our cities, states, and federal government, and as such, we essentially have three accessible categories for contemplation within our justice system. From each of these components…
How to write a dynamic and effective Air Force resume
Writing an air force resume can be difficult for those people who have been in the military for an extended period of time. The military experience is rewarding and these people have the opportunity to learn many skills, but they are also out of the civilian job market for quite some time. The key is…
Predicting the price of gold is a fool’s game
Sometimes it is frustrating to see that the focus is on gold price predictions. The more sensational and spectacular the price forecast, the greater the cacophony. It’s worth taking a look at some of these predictions to help put things in perspective. HEADLINE: Gold Forecast $6000 and gold mining analysis via visualization 23Jan2012 Appointment: “If…
negotiate with the government
I have had the opportunity to negotiate with various government agencies for clients, and there is a difference between private industry and administrative agencies and how you should approach them. Research on Donner & Crowe’s “Attorney’s Practical Guide to Negotiations, 2nd Edition” also provides many general considerations when negotiating with the government. In this column,…
What is a trust fund?
While the common assumption is that trust funds are only for the wealthy, a trust fund can actually become an effective financial tool for a broader range of income levels. The basic concept of a trust gives a separate legal entity control of financial assets (property, savings, etc.) for the benefit of the trust beneficiary….
Smart School Choice Strategy: Creating a Personalized School Scorecard to Build Strong Kids
Smart School Choice Creates Strong Kids Develop a selection scorecard to place your student in the best school to meet their needs I recently had dinner with my friends Bill and Nancy Palmer and the subject of school choice came up; mainly because at some point they had each of their five children in five…
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
The subtitle of Maxwell’s book is “Follow Them and People Will Follow You”. Every time I read that, I hear a retort in my head: “Don’t follow them and people won’t follow you.” Revised and updated in 2007 for the tenth anniversary of The 21 Irrefutable Laws, this book is rightly considered a seminal piece…
My father’s funeral in Arlington
After our limo passed through the gates of Arlington Cemetery, I looked to the left and saw two parents visiting their son or daughter. They sat on lawn chairs in front of a grave. It wasn’t the “missing man” formation of planes that flew over my head that made me cry. It wasn’t the horse-drawn…