Archives for September, 2012

You Can’t Fake It If You Want to Make It

Earlier this year we had the pleasure of sitting down with loyalty guru James Kane, and asking him some in-depth questions about the benefits of cultivating loyalty within your practice. One question we asked was whether he noticed regular pitfalls or...


And Sometimes Why

“The practice of law is at its essence about helping people in times of trouble.” So says David S. Argentar, deputy director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism in a recent article for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. As...


Hear, Hear!

It’s no secret that we are fans of Seth Godin’s blog. Godin’s latest gem titled “With an open heart and an open mind” proposes this: “Don’t bother going to that meeting or reading that book unless you can momentarily assume the message...


Giving to Honor Your Firm’s Culture

Later this month at their Ninth Annual My Hero Awards Luncheon, Lawyers Lend-a-Hand to Youth will honor Freeborn & Peters LLP as Law Firm Partnership of the Year. In 2008, the midsize Chicago firm was in preliminary talks with a law school, looking...