Miscommunication or the art of not telling clients what they need to knowBy Matt MaloneyGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, April 2000Lawyers think that they are great communicators. This belief stems from the fact that they communicate with other lawyers and good communication gets things done. In the quest for being concise, exacting, terse or being just plain, we often forget that our audience is more people and less lawyers. Paying attention to these topic areas and thoughts may help all of us. Clients are not lawyers.
Criminal law practice tipsBy Matt MaloneyGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, October 1999Lawyers, present company included, seem to forget ongoing admonitions from the Supreme Court when dealing with routine situations. While this may be a case of the "we always do things that way" attitude, the cost to the system continues to rise.
Criminal Law UpdateBy Matt MaloneyGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, March 1999Following are all of those cases from the September 9, 1998, advance sheets to February 9, 1999.
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