First things first: if you’re not looking for Visconti House, you’re not going to find it. Snuggled back from the main road in Holladay, not far from City Hall, it feels like you’re heading up into a residential neighborhood. Tucked back away from the road, the Visconti House is quiet, discrete, and cozy. I visited […]
Utah takes up a cause we can all agree on
January 6, 2011 by
It is always a pleasant surprise when I find myself sitting next to someone doing something significant for little reward, applause, recognition, if any at all. Today, I sat next to a fellow attorney in a meeting as our general counsel announced that this attorney, a man with many decades of legal experience more than myself and something of […]
Why this post is short
January 5, 2011 by
I had an irritating experience today and, because I thought it would carry some relevant insights, I quickly wrote it up into a post. As I prepared to hit the PUBLISH button, something suggested that I should ask my Number One to read it, which she did. And glad I was. On her wise advice, […]
Law Practice Tip #5: Three steps to a handwritten ‘Thank You’ card
January 3, 2011 by
Strictly speaking, my tip for today–to send, thoughtful, hand written “thank you” notes–is not just a tip for your law practice, but one of those commonsense touches that has been almost forgotten. In a time when electronic communication is ubiquitous, be it by email, Twitter, Facebook, or text message, the literally written word takes on […]
A New Year’s goal for “Law after the bar”: I’m posting every work day in 2011
December 31, 2010 by
I’m posting every work day in 2011! I’ve decided I want to blog more. There’s nothing like a schedule and a deadline to produce discipline and increase practice, and once a day feels about what I need. Rather than just thinking about doing it, I’m starting right now. I will be posting on this blog […]
How to use reason and not kill a conversation
December 31, 2010 by
How often have you been in conversation when someone makes an argument and provides absolutely no evidence or rationale for it? They take the argument as so self-evident that there really is nothing you can do to add to the conversation. No evidence has been provided, the facts–such as they are–have been disregarded, dismissed, ignored, […]
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