Event Today! Rodino Ethics Lecture: Returning To Civility
Arnie Herz will be a panel speaker today at Returning to Civility at Seton Hall. The event is part of the Rodino Ethics Lecture Series. Arnie along with his esteemed colleagues will share their perspectives on sustaining and upholding the standards of excellence essential to the practice of law. Professor Paula Franzese will host and moderate Read More
Presidents’ Day
I just finished reading Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power. Jon Meacham, the Pulitzer Prize author, does an extraordinary job of bringing Jefferson to life, his genius, idealism, practicality, enormous personal struggles and major shortcomings. Whatever one’s opinion of Jefferson, surely, without him, the United States as we know it today would not exist. The Read More
MLK, Obama and the Possibility of Change
Regardless of one’s politics, it is quite extraordinary that President Obama will be inaugurated for his second term on the very same day we celebrate Martin Luther King’s birthday. Back in 1962 when I was born, the possibility of a non-white male becoming President of the United States, let alone for two terms, was as Read More
Tribute to Steve Keeva
Steve Keeva was a pioneer in the transformative law movement. As the author of the ABA book, “Transforming Practices” and distinguished writer for the ABA Journal, Steve wrote extensively on how lawyers could avoid the cynicism and burnout prevalent in the legal profession. Sadly, after a long illness, Steve passed away on Friday, December 7, Read More
Client Empowerment 4: Great Expectations
I had breakfast this morning with a successful entrepreneur who recently sold his business. We spoke briefly about what life is like for him now that he never has to worry about money, what it was like building the business and his ideas for new business ventures. Then, quite to my surprise, he asked me Read More
Managing Emotions 1: Why Emotions Matter In Legal Matters (Emotional Intelligence 101 for clients)
In my post Finding the Right Lawyer, I spoke about the need to find a lawyer who has the legal skills needed for your specific problem. For example, if you have an immigration issue, don’t go to a real estate lawyer. In this post, I am adding to the “find the right lawyer” mix, a Read More
