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primarily i think the
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strength that we bring to the client
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is the training we’ve had in
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old school business model of front stage
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backstage the jury or the court only
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sees the front stage but if you’re going
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to be effective for your client
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all the work happens in the back stage
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and that’s where the mantra comes in
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you’ll hear this a million times when
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you’re my client goals
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strategy tactics execution the focus
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in the backstage is what is the client’s
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goal
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if you are engaged in behavior that is
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not goal directed you’re wasting time
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and their money so we focus on
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identifying the client’s
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goals developing a strategy creating the
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tactics that
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are necessary and then we execute so
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many young lawyers are
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fire fire fire the truth is is that
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effective lawyering
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means ready aim fire
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well the truth is if you’re seeing me
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somebody is very mad at you
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or you’re very mad at somebody else if i
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write your
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will don’t die i was trained as a
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litigator
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i was licensed november 19 1980 i picked
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my first jury november 22 1980.
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so i’ve tried cases for 40 years
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in michigan north carolina maryland
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illinois and colorado
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i love the courtroom so when
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i’m handling cases these days in the
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detroit area
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you’re primarily dealing with
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automotives and
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suppliers and that type of tier 1 tier 2
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industries that end up in any number of
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different business conflicts on the
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family law side i was trained as a
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family law lawyer as well
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it was something that i got good at
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because i am a single dad
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i bring a certain compassion to that
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practice because
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i’ve been through it and i understand
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what the
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the drama could be if you’re not careful
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so once again you’re identifying the
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client’s goals
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and you’re working the strategy towards
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those goals
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you