The how-to guide to lawyering like Lincoln
Subtitle: "lessons, tips, and tales on practicing law and hanging out a shingle"
By: Michael J. Dunn
Publisher: Vandeplas Publishing
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Lake Mary, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9781600422775
Subjects: Career in law; Practice of law; Trial practice; Attorney and client
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Legal education and the state of lawyering; title: Lincoln was a street lawyer; title: Lincoln lessons : the business of law; title: Lincoln lessons : the practice of law; title: Too many lawyers or too many naysayers?; title: Peering in; title: "Hanging out a shingle"; title: Mentor; title: Stranger in a strange land; title: Where do I stand?; title: [Your] time for sale; title: Trying a case : playing your game, not theirs; title: "I win all ties"; title: Never dabble; title: How can you represent those people?; title: The odds : the only math lawyers need; title: Count your money : a cautionary tale; title: The dreaded grievance; title: Breakdown of the attorney client relationship; title: You're not in the circus, but you'll sure learn to juggle; title: Reputation : it's up to you; title: 50 tips for practicing law; title: Client comes into your office ...; title: Lawyerisms and common sense; title: Lanny.