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I Caught It ' Can I Keep It? &lt;br&lt;<i><b>Keeping Your Client Out Of The Competitive Pool</i></b>
The conventional wisdom is that it costs more to get a new client than to keep an old one. And for once, the conventional wisdom is correct. Yet, many professionals too readily take clients for granted. Or don't look for opportunities to increase revenues from perfectly satisfied clients.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TACTICS - Simple and Effective
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TACTICS - Simple and Effective Business Development tactics do not need to be complicated to be effective. The following tactics, for example, are easy to implement during scheduled meetings and are surprisingly effective: 1. During every meeting with a prospect or client, touch on the client benefits that your firm offers. 2. As the meeting wraps up, restate the challenges and opportunities as the client sees them. 3. Close every call, meeting, or pitch with agreements on&#133;
In the Marketplace
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
District Court Recognizes Texas Legislation in Overturning Clark Contracting Decision
On April 14, 2010, the federal district court reviewing the <i>Clark Contracting</i> decision overturned the bankruptcy court and gave effect to the language in SB1592 that indicated that the legislation was a clarification of existing law rather than a change to the law.
Bankruptcy Plan Sales: Secured Lenders Do Not Have an Absolute Right to Credit Bid
In a decision that could have wide-ranging consequences for secured lenders and the distressed debt market, a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held that secured creditors do not have an absolute right to credit bid the value of their loans in Chapter 11 plan-based sales of assets.
Pre-packaged Bankruptcies: A Faster Way to Emerge from a Bankruptcy Involving Leases?
Traditional Chapter 11 reorganizations have proven to be costly and disruptive for corporate debtors. Section 363 sales have largely supplanted traditional Chapter 11 reorganizations because they are faster and more cost efficient. Though not a new concept, parties have recently opted to pursue "pre-packaged" bankruptcy filings or "pre-packs.
Case Briefs
Highlights of the latest insurance cases from around the country.
Sharing Courtroom Insight and Legal Relays for Professional Success
CourtroomInsight.com and LegalRelay.com both launched at LegalTech New York in February. They are growing by encouraging users, as well as experts and vendors who can benefit from the reviews, to take advantage of their respective "freemium" models. The unrelated sites allow visitors to post and read reviews for free, but offer enhanced positioning and descriptive information to paid subscribers.
Clio Software-as-a-Service the Right Choice for Slinde & Nelson
Our research led to a handful of legal SaaS offerings. On the surface, the various offerings looked quite similar, since they offered many of the core practice management functions such as matter management, contact management, calendaring and time-and-billing features. We found the interface and several key features of Clio helped separate it from the crowd.
Sharing Courtroom Insight and Legal Relays for Professional Success
This article discusses a new Web-based directory designed to help lawyers identify and evaluate expert witnesses, litigation consultants, arbitrators and mediators through profiles of these providers and reviews of their performance, as well as a similar tool for legal technology product reviews.

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