May 22, 2018
It’s not enough to be competent in your practice area, now clients expect lawyers to be decent human beings as well. In this episode, I share my thoughts on the importance of being a good person and how that has a positive impact on your business.
I also examine the fall out from a New York attorney’s recent "racist rant" and how that is negatively affecting his reputation and law practice.
What I Discuss in This Episode:
- How lawyers now must be good people along with being competent in their practice areas
- What effect, if any, your behavior outside of your lawyer duties have on your career as a lawyer
- Clients care about how they’re treated, and sometimes, that’s enough to prevent a filing of a malpractice claim
- How you treat clients is reflected in Google Reviews and that affects business
- What can we learn from Aaron Schlossberg, the New York lawyer who recently went on a rant that basically ruined his reputation as a lawyer
Resources Mentioned:
Blink – Malcolm Gladwell
Erin Gerstenzang episode
Aaron Schlossberg - NY attorney
http://abc13.com/society/ny-attorney-in-racist-rant-kicked-out-of-office/3488994/
https://ny.eater.com/2018/5/18/17368288/aaron-schlossberg-racist-rant-lawyer-ice
https://ethicalnag.org/2010/10/15/why-doctors-get-sued/
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