Articles on Attorneys

Thoughtful domumentation promotes good communication and good decisions.

Wondering whether your firm's compensation scheme needs an overhaul? Here's a look at what others are doing.

Reason can change minds when rudeness won't.

A lesson on the rule of law from the old West.

Learn the warning signs of addiction and what you can do to help a colleague - or yourself.

The Kotecki gap; the perils of forms; the conscience of a lawyer. 

Don't risk losing valuable coverage by being less than forthcoming with your insurer.

 Incivility tarnishes our image and makes practice less rewarding.

This author argues that attorneys can serve as title agents, provided they make necessary disclosures and get corresponding consents.

A joint ISBA-CBA proposal seeks to bring the RPC up to date and align them more closely with the ABA Model Rules.

If you take away one small skill from the workplace every day, you can build a useful, satisfying career.

Notice of foreclosure creates a personal crisis for your home-borrower clients. Here's how to counsel them.

“Lawyer-peacemaker” is the right image for our profession.

You didn’t go to law school to be a salesperson, but you still have to sell yourself to prospective clients. Here’s how.

Ten time wasters that can cause your time “inventory” to shrink.

Learn how to craft retainer agreements to define and clarify the scope of your engagement, why it’s important to collect fees up front, and more.

Your community would be a poorer place without you. 

A new law allows clients to sue for UPL damages under the Illinois Attorney Act.

Suppose your associate or paralegal shows up late for work. Can you dock her pay without transforming her fram an exempt to a nonexempt employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act?

Public fascination with the justice system gives lawyers an opening to teach lay people about the law.

What do you do with uncooperative opposing counsel?

Sometimes the best client is the one you turn away.