| Philosophy  Our
Philosophy, simply stated, is: to do a good job for
you. We might leave it at that, and you would have a
pretty clear idea of what our intent is. Still we're
sure some would like to know more specifically what
that means in practical terms. So, in the following
few paragraphs we will attempt to elaborate on those
elements that we think are most vital in putting our
Philosophy into practice.
It probably
goes without saying that the primary reason anyone retains
an attorney's service is results. Whether a client's
problem involves a dispute that ultimately results in
complex litigation or it involves a fairly straight
forward purchase or sale of Real Estate, the client
comes to us with a purpose in mind that it is our job
to accomplish. Though unfortunately, neither we or any
other attorney can guarantee victory in litigation,
every time, we believe our record in that regard is
enviable, and most certainly we believe our skills in
carrying out and completing tested matters such as contract
preparation, real estate deals, estate planning, and
business transactions at reasonable costs, and without
undue delay is second to none. Certainly, we will do
whatever necessary, within bounds of legal and ethical
restraints, to accomplish our clients' goals.
Also, it has been our experience
that if there is one complaint about attorneys that
ranks above all others, it is a failure to communicate
with the client. We pride ourselves on our ability to
always keeping our clients fully informed as to the
status of all matters being handled for them. This includes
providing them copies of all correspondence and other
documents exchanged between our office and opposing
counsel and other interested persons, and returning
all telephone and other communications the same day
when at all possible. We do everything possible to avoid
calls from unhappy clients wondering, AWhat's happening
with my case?@.
Almost as high as failure to communicate
on the list of complaints about lawyers is lack of dependability.
Again, we do everything possible to do what we say we
are going to when we say we are going to do it. Obviously,
since ours is a people business, we are many times not
completely in control of everything that occurs, being
dependent upon cooperation of other attorneys and their
clients. Nevertheless, we never ask for a delay in any
matter, unless it is in the client's best interest and
with the client's permission. In fact, there have been
occasions where we have had to argue not only with opposing
counsel, but with the Judge, to expedite a matter. We
feel it is not only disadvantageous to our clients,
but disadvantageous to ourselves, to let matters drag
on or languish for weeks or even months without any
action what so ever.
Finally, a matter closely related
to dependability is frankness. Unfortunately, many attorneys
are willing to tell a client only what he or she wants
to hear, rather than giving the client up front a thorough
and realistic appraisal of his situation. It is, of
course, a perfectly human tendency for someone with
a problem or dispute to see things from an unreasonably
optimistic perspective and particularly when they feel
they are victim of a particularly unfair situation or
a wrongful action by another person. That is why, before
agreeing to represent a client, we will first gather
all the available facts and look at the matter from
not only the client's point of view but from the point
of view of the other side. Only then, can we give a
fair and realistic appraisal to the prospective client.
And, while we prefer to be able to tell the client or
prospective client that we are in agreement with their
position, if the facts appear otherwise, we will say
so. And this policy extends not only to questions of
whether or not we can represent someone, but it is one
we maintain even after we have agreed to representation,
if we feel it is to the client's best interest. In other
words, we are not afraid to tell you what you don't
want to hear when we honestly feel it is to your best
interest that we do so.
We hope that the foregoing
paragraphs convey to you a sense of what we are about
and how our Philosophy applies to how we practice law.
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