Are You A Lion Or A Gazelle?

Are You A Lion Or A Gazelle?

A few days ago over at Consultant’s Mind, there was a discussion of the infamous Dan Montano quote that was popularized in Thomas Friedman’s The World Is Flat: Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion...
Annual Planning For Lawyers – Reference Guide

Annual Planning For Lawyers – Reference Guide

Note: This guide has been revised and updated for 2019. I was walking around a shopping center in early November and there were already Christmas decorations hung up everywhere. Thanksgiving seems like it has almost been completely subsumed by the winter...
Do You Need To Have A Red Team?

Do You Need To Have A Red Team?

Litigation can be a battle. You marshal your forces and attack the opposing party. But there is a long lead time from the filing of a lawsuit to the commencement of a trial. During that time you lay out your strategy. How to approach the case, handle witnesses,...
A Gentleman’s Watch: A Devotion to the Minutia

A Gentleman’s Watch: A Devotion to the Minutia

There has been a bit of a discussion in legal blogs over the appropriate attire for lawyers (particularly men). It began with a post on Above The Law by Joe Patrice, This Partner Wants You To Dress Up So You Can Be A Tool Just Like Him: There’s something to be said...