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TLIE Top Tip: We’re on the Same Team
May 3, 2024The legal profession often places us in positions of opposing sides or teams, particularly in roles involving dispute or negotiation–buyer versus seller, plaintiff versus defendant, spouse versus spouse, landlord versus tenant, etc. Yet, we lawyers are on the same team in pursuit of a “common calling.” The Texas Lawyer’s Creed Read the full post
TLIE Top Tip: My Word is My Bond
April 26, 2024Being a Texan implies a certain ethos: rugged, sturdy, independent, self-sufficient. It harkens to an ideal of handshake agreements where all that was needed to ensure the other party lived up to his end of the bargain was to look him in the eye and shake his hand. The Texas Read the full post
TLIE Top Tip: Client Communication – Permission to Text
April 19, 2024Lawyers are in the customer service business, and these days, many of our customers want or prefer to text message us. Text messaging also provides a useful medium for staying in touch with our clients after our representation ends. After all, our best business often comes from those we’ve already Read the full post