FAQs
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I am constantly learning. That is something I love about the practice of law. The Supreme Court has mandated a certain number of hours of continuing legal education on a periodic basis, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. I receive numerous resources every day and week and month summarizing changes in the law and new ways of looking at or analyzing old problems. I am constantly educating myself and relearning and reviewing areas of the law that impact on the legal work that I do. I do not take my knowledge or understanding for granted; I always am confirming and reconfirming my understanding of the law. The law is always evolving, and it is essential to the service I give my clients that I keep up with that evolution.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
Aside from wanting to support my family, which was a wife and two children at the time I went to law school, I wanted to help people. I wanted to make a difference in the world. I originally wanted to be a teacher, but life took me in a different direction. As an attorney, however, I am in a position to be an educator every day. Most people do not know the intricacies of the law or how it affects them. I enjoy "teaching" my clients how the law works and how it affects them. I have found that an educated client is a good client. Clients who know the law, and know how it affects them, help me be a better lawyer and to achieve a better results for my clients.
- What types of customers have you worked with?
We set up corporations and LLCs, maintain corporate records and advise businesses on legal issues as they arise. We draft, negotiate and review contracts and other legal documents. We handle business sales and acquisitions from start to finish. We negotiate and settle contract and other disputes; and when they cannot be settled by agreement, we will take the claims to court or defend the claims vigorously to the end. We handle personal matters for business owners too, like estate planning, business succession planning and family law matters (like divorces and related matters).