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i was uh very young
i uh
been working for my father’s firm my
father had a heart attack before i
started so he wasn’t there
i was there for about five or six months
my dad came back
and about three months later
he called me into his office one day and
he said dick i haven’t been feeling that
great
it’s cold up here in new york
i think i’m going to retire i think i’m
going to move down to florida with mom
where it’s nice and warm
what do you want to do
you can stay here and work for my
partners lou and irwin they’d love to
have you
i can get you a job
in any law firm in new york
corporate whatever you want to do i can
get you a job there
what do you want to do
well i had about you know 15 seconds to
plan the rest of my life so
i thought about it and i said well i’ll
tell you dad you know i’ve been pretty
good at what i’ve done
in my life
i think i can do this
i think i want to start my own law firm
my father looked at me said
okay let’s see um
you’ve been practicing for about seven
months
you have no idea what you’re doing
and you have no clients
are you crazy
and true story and i said well you know
i’ll tell you dad
i think i can do it but there’s
something else
look it’s been great working for you and
i love working for lou and irwin but i
think i learned something
i don’t think i’m really
suited to work for anybody else
i think i have to make my own decisions
i think i have to do it my way
i think that’s just my nature
and
i think that’s where i’m headed that’s a
long time ago i set up my own firm
shortly thereafter
and i’ve been doing it ever since
New York, NY franchise law attorney Richard L. Rosen shares the story of how he started his law firm. He shares that he starts working at his father’s law firm at a very young age. His father had suffered a heart attack before he begins, so he steps in for about five or six months. When his father returns, three months later he calls him into his office and says, “Dick, I haven’t been feeling that great. It’s cold up here in New York. I think I’m going to retire and move down to Florida with your mother, where it’s warm. What do you want to do? You can stay here and work for my partners, Lou and Irwin—they’d love to have you. Or I can get you a job in any law firm in New York, corporate or otherwise. What do you want?”
He has only about fifteen seconds to plan the rest of his life. He thinks for a moment and replies, “I’ve been pretty good at what I’ve done so far. I think I can do this. I want to start my own law firm.”
His father looks at him incredulously. “Okay… you’ve been practicing for about seven months, you have no idea what you’re doing, and you have no clients. Are you crazy?”
He responds, “Dad, I think I can do it. It’s been great working for you and for Lou and Irwin, but I’ve learned something: I’m not really suited to work for anyone else. I need to make my own decisions. I need to do it my way. That’s just my nature, and that’s where I’m headed.”
Shortly thereafter, he establishes his own firm, and he runs it ever since.
