The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun. -John D. Rockefeller
I agree you can make good money by being good at lawyering. I agree that if you are the best in your field, you can write your own check. However, how big is the top of that pyramid, and how big is the fall-off from there?
I would make more money as a a so-so lawyer who was great at dealing with people than an A+ lawyer whom people would never let out of the office. Plus, most of the time when people need lawyers, they don't need lawyers- they need practical, sensible advice from somebody who isn't emotionally invested in their situation. There's no law school in the world that can teach that.
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- Carl Archer
- I am an elder law attorney with my own solo practice. I'm located in central New Jersey but I make house calls. I am in the business of setting the elderly and their caregivers at ease, by making sure they have high-quality health care they can afford, and governmental benefits they're entitled to.