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What really matters in an attorney?  Stated simply  –

“The capacity to Relate to you as a client.”

Legal problems are like all problems, they are there to teach us something.  The bigger the problem, the bigger the lesson!  And when it comes to legal and financial stress, I have found that the problems are often the biggest the client has ever had to deal with.  The upside to this is that the lessons are also often breakthrough lessons!  Things that are life changing and reach far beyond the legal issues at hand.

Of course, the work product is important and the systems we have developed to support our work and our clients are also very important.  But as information continues to become more and more freely available, the historical legal concept of paying for access to information becomes less and less valuable.  When you hire an attorney you are no longer paying for his unique knowledge of things that only he or she can know because he has access to the sacred vault of legal knowledge and therefore you must pay for it.

It’s doesn’t mean that all work is the same, or that you can figure it all out on your own – far from it.  But what I am saying is that the true value, the real thing I have found my clients need from me doesn’t arrive in a ream of paper.  It is human.  It is, more than anything else, my capacity to related to them, to consider where they are at, and to provide them with perspective that will help them make good decisions about their own life and choices.

This has been more true over the past 4 years than ever before.  I have had more calls with more clients who don’t need any additional work, but who need someone to help them see out of the box they feel like they are in.  And when we are finished with the call, the highest compliment I have heard is simply “Thank You for understanding.  No one I have spoken with about this ever shared what you did with me.”

What did I share with them that was so different?  Simple, I was honest, practical and realistic and I wasn’t giving them legal advice, I was giving them life advice.

This is what I want from my own attorney.  This is what I know my clients want from me.  And this is what you should be looking for when you are choosing an attorney to help you with one of the most important areas of your own life.

How do you find an attorney that fits the bill.  Simple – Talk.  Interview as many as necessary and look at both the substantive advice as well as how the person is able to connect with you as a human being.  If the legal advice sounds good, but you leave the call feeling unconnected, intimidated, or less secure than when you called – keep shopping.

There are many very good attorneys out there who understand exactly what I am saying and who have built their own lives and practice around it.  You deserve to find one!

 

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  1. The interaction of people with each other has been reduced to a photo on a Facebook page. We are creatures that yearn for others and interaction as a society. You are right on when you say they are asking for a “person” to help them. It is back to the good ole days when we used to call up, talk to someone who cared, and we would get what we needed. You hit the nail on the head with personal interaction. We will need that in the future more than we ever have.

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Pashmina Lalchandani

CEO & Co-Founder, Bar & Cocoa / Owner, Flow Simple
December 9, 2010, Douglass was a client of Pashmina’s

I’ve known Doug in many contexts, as a friend, as a client and as a business partner and he impresses me on all levels. He’s dependable, smart, generous and I wouldn’t hesitate recommending him and his law firm to anyone.
He’s the best and most ethical lawyers providing asset protection with rock solid strategies to give you peace of mind about your wealth. Straight forward, and straight talk. Doug is exactly the lawyer I want on my side. If I send someone to Doug, I know they’ll thank me for it!

Social & Solar Entrepreneur, Pan Afrikan Theorist, Translator/Interpreter,
Founder & Visionary Leader @ Afrikanpride.
March 12, 2011, Marlon E. D. J. worked with Douglass but at different companies

Doug is one of the most powerful thinker i have came across. During the short time that i have known Doug he has been a great source of inspiration. He has a simplistic yet effective and accurate way to analyze anything you bring to his attention, and then by asking you key questions he gets you to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Besides being extremely bright, he is a genuine and caring individual which is why I feel fortunate to know him. I can say without a doubt that he his the person you would want to talk to if you were in need of a person with his expertise.
Most of the lawyers out there will probably meet your needs, but if you are looking for someone to exceed your expectations and give you that wow factor, look no more he is the person for the job.

Patricia Salter

Associate Dentist at Smileology
December 1, 2010, Patricia was a client of Douglass’

I have been a client of Douglas Lodmell’s since 2001. My main concern was asset protection in this litigious society. I can sleep alot better at night knowing I have the instruments in place to protect the fruits of my labor, and that they will not end up in the hands of a slick trial attorney.

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