of sound independent judgment? Plenty! From a litigation perspective, the deter- mination of which battles to fight and how to fight them is critical. Before "starting the war," we consider the various poten- tial results of litigation, the probability of achieving each result, and the benefit to the client arising out of each. We question and educate the client, review the docu- ments and strategize with the client. We attempt to get shoulder-to-shoulder with our client and then make a recommenda- tion. Through this process, we attempt to get the client to understand their case from a different perspective and consider our recommendation. This process is time consuming and difficult, but in the end leads to cost savings and a better result. In fact, many times the client has great ideas that come about through this pro- cess, and the client gets a result far better we are able to discover the weakness in the opposition's position and efficiently use that weakness to achieve our clients' objectives. From a transactional perspective, working to evaluate the strategy associat- ed with "big picture" issues such as the structure of a transaction or the minutiae of the "boilerplate" language of a limited liability company's operating agreement can mean the difference between getting a deal done and the death of a company. All lawyers know how to find the risks associated with a transaction, but the better lawyers, the Primerus lawyers, add value by using their independent judg- ment to find solutions to the problems as- sociated with that risk. It's the difference between robotically filing a document with the Secretary of State and thinking through the entire scope of the transac- tion for the client's overall benefit. It's the difference between a "deal breaker" and a "deal maker." the value added by sound independent judgment as there are clients and practice areas. Every Primerus lawyer subscribes to the Six Pillars of Primerus: Integrity, Excellent Work Product, Reasonable Fees, Continuing Education, Civility and Community Service. We take these pillars seriously, and they inform our sound judgment with every client we represent. We use a process of detached investi- gation and analysis, coupled with our experience and common sense to arrive at the right course of action. This is sound independent judgment. Through the use of our sound independent judg- ment, we add direct value to our client and our society. The use of sound independent judgment is not a fungible commodity in today's legal market it is a rare find. |