FIRST, when we recruit an attorney to join our Firm, we look not only for a skilled attorney, but for a person without an ego, with practical judgment, with strong principles, and … with a sense of humor. We want a good lawyer, but a better person. We think we have succeeded in accomplishing this goal with all of our attorneys.

SECOND, we believe in preparation – doing our homework – before meetings, hearings, or finalizing agreements. We also believe in follow through, keeping you informed each step of the way, and making sure your case continues to move forward through our legal system. In other words, we know we have to work hard and be diligent to represent you properly.

THIRD, our goal is to use our skills, abilities, and past experience not only to protect and represent you in the present matter, but also to consider how our current recommendations and actions will affect you in the future, to ensure that today’s actions will not compromise tomorrow’s potential.

FOURTH, we believe in balancing the elimination of risk with our clients’ practical needs and realities. We recognize that, often, the more an attorney attempts to protect a client against all legal risk, the more complex and numerous the plans, procedures, entities, and documents necessary to create that protection can become. In turn, this can leave clients with more details to deal with, more fees and costs to pay, and more time and effort to expend. And, in reality, it is often impossible to eliminate the targeted risk completely. In fact, too much complexity and detail create other risks – the risk of mistakes and omissions – the risks that details will be missed, plans not followed, and procedures not implemented. This leads to our fifth belief.

FIFTH, we believe in minimizing legal complexity. Our goal is to identify present and future risks, weigh the probability of each risk occurring, attempt to quantify the losses that each risk could cause, and then weigh the cost of legal protection in all its forms – money, time, and effort expended. Our goal is then to tailor our legal plans, documents, and representations to protect you against the more probable and more dangerous risks with the simplest protections that are still adequate. We value simplicity because we understand and appreciate that you do not wish your business or your personal life to revolve around your legal affairs.