Michael P. Maslanka celebrated his 30th anniversary as a lawyer in 2011. He offers 10 insights he has learned over the years. He starts with "get the facts" and concludes with "recognize the limits of control." He illustrates the point that "hierarchy kills" with a discussion about how counsel should eliminate hierarchy and embrace open expression.
March 08, 2012 at 12:00 AM
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I celebrated my 30th anniversary as a lawyer in 2011. Here are 10 things I have learned over the years.
• No. 1: Get the facts. People prefer to traffic in conclusions. Why? It’s easier. From an evolutionary perspective, thinking in conclusions takes up less cognitive processing power than analyzing facts, which, as John Adams remarked, are “stubborn things” and difficult to ferret out.
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