![]() community service. And those fit perfectly with the top three things Woody looks for in an attorney: honesty, diligence and judicial skills. "As [Primerus President and Founder Jack Buchanan] would say, `good old fashioned lawyering,' and that is a trait that sometimes is lost." "My company has very high standards," Woody said. "I once had an attorney that was not a Primerus attorney tell me that my employees are too honest. There's honest and there's not honest. There's no in between. I didn't use that attorney again." Around the World Primerus provides to meet member attorneys, because having a personal connection with an attorney he hires is very important to him. "We go into litigation trying to find the right answer and resolution," Woody attorney is critical to me. I need to know this attorney is going to represent us well, and in the end we're going to have as good a resolution as we possibly can." He also relies on Primerus attorneys in states where he does not do business as a resource for legal advice and/or referrals. "To me, it's a win-win working with a group like Primerus," he said. Woody likes the size of Primerus firms. Called small to mid-sized, Primerus firms generally have between 20 and 40 attorneys. While he works with both small and much larger firms, he finds that small firms are often more personal. He's impressed by the quality he has seen among Primerus attorneys both in the United States and internationally. "The consistency is what really attracts me, in knowing that if I select a Primerus attorney in Michigan, I will be treated the same way as if I work with a Primerus attorney in Louisiana," he said. "I have been amazed by the number of Primerus attorneys who know I will never have any cases in their area, but they still call me to see me. It makes me, as a client, want to give back." than ever before to allow clients such as Woody to meet Primerus attorneys around the world. In the first three months of 2016, Primerus held client outreach events in Madrid, Spain; Mumbai, India; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Zurich, Switzerland. In April, Primerus will hold the 13th Annual Primerus Defense Institute (PDI) Convocation in Napa, California. The rest of 2016 includes client events in Rome, Italy; Mexico City, Mexico; Hamburg, Germany; and London, England. Members and clients from around the world will also attend the Primerus Global Conference October 13-16, 2016, in Washington, D.C. Primerus President and Founder Jack Buchanan said Primerus began inviting clients to events in 2004 with its first resolution. That personal relationship with an attorney is critical to me. I need to know this attorney is going to represent us well, and in the end we're going to have as good a resolution as we possibly can." |