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In a White Plains, New York courtroom on a spring day in 2025, justice wasn’t just argued—it was engineered. This was a medical malpractice trial that, on the surface, looked like dozens we’ve tried before. But this one was different. Because this time, we had a secret weapon: artificial intelligence. Not just any AI. we had “Marvin” more »

Imagine that you embraced internet marketing when the internet began surfacing in the early 90s.  Those lucky enough to embrace internet marketing in its infancy have flourished. The search engines reward the most mature (oldest) websites because, for their algorithms, those websites have the most authenticity and value.  That was more than 30 years ago.   Today, more »

I will never forget this night. My former law firm had a partners’ meeting one night in a hotel suite. The agenda is clear:  before dinner, we will discuss case management, and after dinner, marketing and business development. During the first hour, I was criticized for excessive spending on expert witnesses and case preparation. This meeting more »

 Here’s a little secret. The highest-profile trial lawyers often do a poor job at depositions. Why?  The more experienced trial lawyers spend little time preparing for depositions (of course, they will never admit this).  Young lawyers spend more time preparing for depositions, but have no game plan and seem to wander aimlessly during the questioning. The more »

This is probably happening to you right now. One of our team members places a call to a referral partner to request an update about a referred case.  Our firm referred the client to our referral partner about 2 years ago and we just wanted an update. Then, we get the shocking news. Our referral partner reports more »

 ​You’ve heard other lawyers say this phrase often: “I don’t have enough time in the day.” There’s a reason for this—you don’t value your time.  That’s right, you are doing tasks that you should never do and as a result, you don’t have enough time in the workday and you are continually stressed out (I’m more »

 I have a confession: our firm’s top paralegal has not worked a single day in our office. Our amazing paralegal, Kelly Gonnelly, works from home in Tennessee. But that’s not all: many of our firm’s team members work from home and we rarely, if ever, see them in our office. Law firms look very different today more »

I wrote my new book, Win Today, to make one point: the small things you do every day matter more than anything. Do one little thing, every day, that will move you forward in the direction of your goals and dreams, and over time, miracles will happen. Consistency in small daily activities leads to amazing more »

Do core values really matter? Let’s find out. A senior reporter from the HuffPost (formerly Huffington Post) calls me to discuss a national story about a suicide case that our firm handled.  Before I said a word, I knew that I had to get the consent of our client.  Once consent was obtained, I still questioned more »