Solo and Small Firm
The Practitioner VOLUME 30, ISSUE 2, AUTUMN 2024
Content
- Achieving Fiscal Efficiency In a Small Law Office: Navigating Expenses Within Ethical Bounds
- California's New Civility Guidelines: Fostering a Courteous Profession
- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & EDITORIAL BOARD
- Financial Planning - An Introduction
- How's the Water Everyone?
- Letter From the Chair
- Letter From the Editor
- Next Generation Law: How Automation Technology Is Collaborating With Lawyers To Revolutionize the Legal Profession
- Table of Contents
- Ten Ways Law Firms Lose Big Money
- Always Follow the Rule of Three
ALWAYS FOLLOW THE RULE OF THREE
Peter Weinberger, Esq.*
The human mind loves things in threes. Plays are written in three acts. Jokes have three parts. Christianity has the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. For lawyers, however, there are two important rules of three.
I. NEVER BE THE THIRD LAWYER ON A CASE
We have all been approached by potential clients who have gone through two lawyers. They promise to pay their retainer and the monthly bill. And they assure you they will follow your advice.