Counsel to Counsel Blog

I recently sat down with The Honorable Wilbur Edwards (ret.) of the Massachusetts Housing Court. Judge Edwards talked about his early childhood overseas, his parent’s commitment to public service, his [...]

Repetition, keeping your message simple, finding other professionals to amplify your message, speaking in terms of common interests, being a great listener, hiring great marketing professionals. These are all lessons [...]

Rachael Rollins may be the first black woman to serve as U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts, but she wasn’t the first woman or the first woman of color to serve in [...]

Conventional wisdom says that religion, politics, and humor are dangerous topics, but if you approach them carefully, they can help you build strong bonds with potential clients and referral sources. [...]

I’m the son of a math professor and a school psychologist.  Marketing did not come naturally to me. I made a lot of mistakes a long the way. But in [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I had a great Zoom reunion with friends from college who I hadn’t seen in almost 4 decades. We had gotten to know each other [...]

Start your day off by doing some planning.  What are your top priorities? What are the things that only you can do?  What can you delegate?  […]

Are you enjoying your work? Does your current platform provide you with the right tools to grow? Do you share the same vision as your colleagues? Are there any changes [...]

Adam Grant is one of my favorites! If you don’t know him, he is an organizational psychologist at The Wharton School. He writes about how to make work not “suck”. [...]

In case you didn’t know I do outplacement (in addition to  coaching lawyers on marketing and career issues), now you do! Very pleased to come in second in the MLW [...]