December 23, 2019
Years ago, a business partner and I started our law firm together with the happiest and best of intentions: visions of profits, freedom from the tyranny of others’ corporate cultures, and fun in an often dour profession. We signed a partnership agreement. For a while, it worked. At least the freedom and fun part, which made the lack of significant profits bearable. Twelve years later though, we parted ways and not on the best of terms. For several years afterwards, we were like the quintessential newly-divorced couple. Not yet totally disentangled financially. Not enough time had passed to heal the wounds. Each looking at the other as the “guilty party.” From early idyll to evil eye. Where did things go wrong? Why didn’t our partnership agreement help? Statistics indicate that close to 70% of all business partnerships fail. That’s staggering, when you consider how important partnerships are to solo and small firm owners — who need them to increase bench strength and bandwidth … and make themselves more attractive to larger clients. Too important to…
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I know first-hand that running a knowledge-based service business has unique challenges. It’s so much easier when you have an advocate in your corner. Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked with thousands of New York business professionals who want a legal advisor to guide and support them as they navigate the business world.
With wide-ranging experience as a business attorney, strategist, and media authority, I bring the added power of a business lens to the legal issues my clients are facing.
And because I’ve been a business owner myself, I’ve lived through the soaring highs and devastating lows – like when my first law firm failed. So I understand what’s involved to serve great clients, detect business risks early and build a true legacy.
I can’t get those 12 years back. That’s why I have made it my mission to ensure that business professionals like you can become wise and discerning leaders, build a solid business, and live your best life.
