Last week I
turned sixty-five and realized that I am not far off being eligible
for Social Security and Medicare. The problem is I don't feel old
enough to be eligible for either, and I have no desire to retire.
Sixty-five used to be the milestone that people kept in mind as the
date when they got the gold watch and started drawing their
retirement from their employers defined benefit pension. Very few
of those exist anymore and most of them have been turned over to
the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) as part of a
corporate chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Now for many of us it's
just another birthday with no meaning greater than any other. This
thought string got me thinking about lawyers and retirement
generally.
The world has...
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Recently
one of ALPS' Claims Attorneys, Mike Flaherty, presented to the
Knoxville Chapter of the ALA on the issue of suing your clients for
fees. I developed content for that presentation and heard from Mike
that the session was well attended by ALA members. In fact, Mike
was slated for a 30 minute presentation, but because there were so
many questions, he stayed for a full hour. Obviously this is a
burning topic for legal administrators and attorneys right now. I’d
like to share my tips on this issue to help you avoid the risks
that are incurred if you are faced with suing your clients for
fees. In addition to the tips below for collecting your fees, take
a look at 
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