Solo and Small Firm
The Practitioner 2018, Volume 24, Issue 4
Content
- Beware the Pitfalls in Calculating California State Court Deadlines
- Coach's Corner: Four Steps to Take When People are Angry at You
- Executive Committee of the Solo and Small Firm Law Section 2018-2019
- Fighting Fifth Amendment Claims: Can a Receiver Obtain Business Records When a Fifth Amendment Right Against Self-Incrimination Is Asserted?
- Helping Clients Raise Community Capital Using a Direct Public Offering
- Letter From the Chair
- Letter From the Editor
- Maximizing the Outcome and Experience in Mediation with Large Firms: Insights and tips for small firms and sole practitioners
- MCLE Article: Legal Entities and Real Property: Limiting Reassessment
- Table of Contents
- Lost In Translation: Non-English Fee Agreements
Lost In Translation: Non-English Fee Agreements
By Omar S. Anorga
Omar Anorga represents businesses and individuals with various legal problems, and he strives to always resolve these problems in a smart, and cost-effective manner. Mr. Anorga has vast experience with litigating legal disputes in both state and federal court. Lastly, The Anorga Law Firm, Inc., has a large stable of Spanish-speaking business owners, and Mr. Anorga is able to communicate with them in their native language.
Abilingual or multilingual attorney can be a valuable resource to your law firm. I have found that communicating with potential clients in their native Spanish language immediately promotes in them a sense of trust, comfort and confidence in my legal abilities.
Not only do language skills enhance the attorney-client relationship, but it also allows the attorney to increase his or her market-share by carving out a legal niche with a certain language-speaking community. Additionally, the globalizing economy is making it imperative for California attorneys to be able to communicate with individuals from all over the world, especially those in the Asian financial markets. More locally, Spanish is by far the most widely spoken language in California other than English. Without a doubt, California attorneys are leaving money on the table if they cannot communicate with potential clients in a language other than English.