What makes your practice different?

There must be something different because of the response I get from clients and my referrals.  That difference is me.  People do not just get a law firm, they get me.

I am 55 years old and I have run a business since I was in high school.  I was 42 when I went to law school.  I was an engineer for Pizza Hut and a general contractor for 10 years in my family’s company.  I have 16 great-grand kids, 10 grand kids, and 75-80 people in my family who all have [...]

What makes your practice different?

I spent 12 years working at two big law firms, dealing with complicated, sophisticated problems.  I left there to join Swanson Midgley.  Now I have more flexibility with my rates.  I can bring the depth of my 12 years of experience at big firms to help clients who now do not need to pay those high prices any more.  I bring to my clients a depth of experience I have gained working on commercial lease transactions for big national companies for which I have done leasing projects.

How did you pick your practice [...]

What are your hobbies?

Skiing, backpacking, home construction, and construction in general.  It depends on the season and my availability.  In past years I have done both Habitat for Humanity and Christmas in October, when I can.  I help others with all sorts of projects.  I work on my own house, my lake cabin, and another lake cabin I helped to build.   A lot of my weekends are spent on construction projects.

I also write songs and play the guitar.  It is more of a hobby, because I am not a musician, which would make things easier.  I have had [...]

What makes your practice different?

I am on the cusp of technology.  My clients appreciate that I text, email, and use Facebook.  That sets me apart because my availability is there for them in several different ways.  It is very easy to get in touch with me on several different levels.

Most traffic attorneys do not send out an engagement letter, but I do.  I will email it.

I also admit my mistakes and offer a fair solution.  People need to hear that you are sorry.  Once, I missed a court date because of a scheduling [...]

What makes your practice different?

There are not very many people who focus on technology start ups and angel investing like I do.  I think the mix of general counsel, with all the resources they need, only a handful of folks do that.  Then you add in the extra efforts around capital formation and tax credits.

Our tech practice is modeled after our health care practice.  In many respects a doctor’s group is just like running any other business, with leases and employment issues.  But then there is HIPPA, industry specific requirements like HIPPA and Anti-Kickback.  You [...]

What makes your practice different?

We always try to do a better job to communicate with our clients, to offer a level of client services that is higher than what everyone else is getting.

The number one complaint received by the Bar is related to attorney-client communication.  In fact, two-thirds of their complaints are related to communication.

So, we try to go above and beyond.  We copy clients on everything we do.  We update them frequently and get to know them.  Most of them are upset or emotional because something bad has happened to them.  The legal [...]