What Costs More Than a $1,000 Per Hour Lawyer?
Beginning just three years ago, some large firm legal fees reached that amount – about $17/minute – providing fodder for legal bloggers, and Internet articles on a variety of topics,…
Crying In Your Beer Is Just a Waste of Good Beer
I'm a huge fan of country music. In small doses, that is. One of the great things about country music is how it speaks to the heart, about real human…
A Better New Year’s Resolution
I wrote a good blog post at this time four years ago, and haven’t improved on it yet. Here it is again. Happy New Year. —————– My unscientific sampling says…
Take My Gift Card–Please: A Trust Moment in the Restaurant Business
I seldom get to deal in up-beat stories. At the heart of my practice in financial litigation and disputes lie the predations of the white-collar malefactors, abusing their roles of…
Rachel Maddow Live: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal
I had the pleasure last night of seeing Rachel Maddow broadcasting her MSNBC show live from the 92nd Street Y in New York. A lot of themes were hit, but…
Are You Just Selling a For Sale Sign?
Kierkegaard described philosophy as, “You see a sale sign in a store window. You go in, but find it is only the sign that is for sale.” I sometimes feel…
The December Trust Matters Review
Best Articles on Trust for December 2010
The TrustMatters Primer Volume 8
As 2010 draws to a close and New Year resolutions are on the horizon, it's perhaps an opportune time to think at the 30,000-foot level--at the level of values and…
The Trust Matters Primer 8
As 2010 draws to a close and New Year resolutions are on the horizon, it's perhaps an opportune time to think at the 30,000-foot level--at the level of values and…
Accelerating Trust: Woo Woo before you Do Do (Part II)
Last week in Part I, I proposed a simple three-step approach to building trust quickly. I addressed the first two steps, which I suggested are the most important and least…