Heard and Overheard

Heard and Overheard

Well – the elections are over – thank goodness. I, for one, am so glad not to be receiving a million texts each day from each political party candidate. Now, that the elections are behind us, life can proceed normally, right? In this world of commercial litigation and...
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I Am Altering The Deal. Pray I Don’t Alter It Any Further

We represent a commercial leasing company, Trident Leasing, here in Gotham, that leases machine equipment to manufacturers. We have an Engagement Agreement, which sets forth a very simple one-third contingent fee agreement. If we collected $30.00, we would keep...
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How I Got Here: A Primer

A long time ago, I was adrift alone in the world of law. I had left the firm I was with (that’s how I choose to look at it) and was practicing out of my home. I had a few clients I had carried with me through a couple of firms and was looking for my next venture as an...
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Hill Day

While most of the consumer protection laws that are rapidly expanding to our world of commercial collections are in the state legislatures and not Congress, we must all be vigilant that the consumer world as it exists in places like NYC and California does not come to...