“The pearl only weighs the oyster down.” ― Marty Rubin Here are some tips that can help you avoid battles in probate court. Clearly Identify Who Gets The Gift First, things which have personal significance to survivors need to be identified and either given away while the owner is still alive or designated without ambiguity for distribution […]

With each leaf that falls, the landscape below changes. Use that change to your advantage. Almost everyday that I meet with my students I have a new proposal for specialization. “Niche Practice” is not new. In fact, it is promoted everywhere I look. But, there is good reason for this. Why labor trying to keep up […]

If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.  – Abraham Maslow Recently, a question posed by one of my students to an experienced and very successful new solo practitioner went something like this; “Where I plan to set up my practice, it is saturated with attorneys. Should I open […]

One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.  – French Proverb I am writing this blog for a very smart and accomplished student who now attends Purdue University. I have started corresponding with him under a program that Purdue offers for career counseling and mentoring. He expressed concerns about “choosing the right […]