We’re All Connected & Toto We’re Definitely NOT in Kansas Anymore!
As we prepare for the Spring and Summer of 2017, I think about Memorial Day and those who gave their lives so that we may live freely, kids getting out of school for yet another summer break and of course another summer of heat and most likely drought (which will most likely affect us all...
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April 2013 LMA Newsletter
April 2013 Just for Today OR for Tomorrow & Beyond? Living a Legacy Once again I am overcome with the thought that time is passing by like a blink of an eye! With this in mind I started thinking about why we all do what we do and how we do it. Take...
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December 2012 LMA Newsletter
December 2012 Wrapping it Up (And We’re Not Just Talking Presents)! It is amazing to me that another entire year has come and gone and once again I feel like we just started! At the same time, I reflect on all that has happened in the past year and I am totally overwhelmed. A Presidential...
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September 2012 LMA Newsletter
Achieving Excellent Client Service–Will Your Clients Follow You? In this day where solo practitioners are almost a thing of the past and firms are merging daily, the determining factor of whether you retain your clients has been and continues to be your client service. As the saying goes, “People don’t do business with businesses, they...
Read more.August LMA 2012 Newsletter
COFFEE TALK… TALK AMONGST YOURSELVES Remember the Saturday Night Live skit “Coffee Talk” where Mike Myers played “Linda Richman”, a stereotypical middle-aged Jewish woman? She would tell her viewers that she was feeling “verklempt” and to “talk amongst themselves.” I sometimes find myself feeling the same way—overwhelmed with the great task of managing a business...
Read more.July 2012 LMA Newsletter
GET YOUR FIRM CHECK-UP! As we all attempt to survive the heat wave that has accompanied the dog days of summer, it is still vitally important to your law firm’s development that you take some time to review your progress and evaluate what your next steps might need to be. Human nature has us start...
Read more.June 2012 LMA Newsletter
CLIENT CENTRIC FOCUS + TRUTHFUL SELF-KNOWLEDGE = SUPERIOR CLIENT SERVICE Several passages from a favorite book of mine, Bread for the Journey, a daily journal by Henri Nouwen, made me think about the vision and importance of being client-centric and the overall client experience. In order to maximize the client experience, we must first maximize...
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May 2012 LMA Newsletter
WHAT IS YOUR CLIENT EXPERIENCE? By Lauren B. Currin, LMA President Recently I found myself in a very unusual situation. I found myself as the patient and potentially the client in a medical malpractice law suit. So, in order to make a very long story short, suffice it to say, my perspective and my life...
Read more.April 2012 LMA Newsletter
STOP, LOOK, AND LISTEN Perspective. It seems to be something we all lose sight of and that changes not only from year to year, but often from moment to moment. Very much like opinions, we all have one and they are all often very different. Recently, I was given the gift of time to travel...
Read more.Non-Attorney Representative Exam Has Been Scheduled
NOSSCR NEWS UPDATE: NON-ATTORNEY REPRESENTATIVE EXAM HAS BEEN SCHEDULED The next exam for non-attorneys who want to qualify for direct fee withholding is scheduled for December 14, 2011. *PLEASE NOTE THAT THE REGISTRATION PERIOD WILL EXPIRE ON NOVEMBER 9, 2011.* For more information, go to: http:/www.ssa.gov/representation/nonattyrep.htm and https://secure.cps.ca.gov/ssa/Examination.asp...
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