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Your Lawyer’s Site, Content Recommendations and Advice

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Lina Maini

If we were all lawyers, we wouldn’t need any.  (Excepting, of course, the well-advised and -tested adage situation, “… fool for a client.”) Frustration between a lawyer and  his/her client often arises from these two issues: 1.  The latter’s lack of familiarity with legal terminology/process and the attorney’s time constrictions towards explaining such.  It’s my experience that people are now self informing themselves before [...]

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Celebrity v. Average Joe/Jane Offenders and Police 10 codes

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Lina Maini

The recent Tiger Woods’ driving “incident” at his Florida estate has sparked quite the discourse among friends in the law enforcement, investigative and legal professions, focusing on: Are celebrity offenders treated differently from the “average Jane/Joe” offenders? If so, how and why? There was a general consensus (Congress: take note) amongst us that celebrity offenders are treated differently.  Weaving this agreement, with [...]

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Subject Locates: Successful Ones v. Expensive Failures

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Lina Maini

One of the most common assignments we receive is for a subject locate.  Usually generated from attorneys, insurance companies, financial institutions (as, as you know, we do not work for individuals), BNI is often asked to locate: – Adverse Witnesses – Cooperative Witnesses – Debtors – Clients – Heirs The difference between a successful locate and [...]

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Can’t Find Your Client? or Witness? or the Defect?? 5 Proactive Steps

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Lina Maini

Every attorney has his/her own intake survey (generally varying by incident type) and method of working a case.  Below are several situations that our (BNI Investigations) investigators have experienced in the field, and recommendations based on these incidents.  We hope these observations serve a proactive purpose in keeping a case in check.  1. Your client’s emergency contacts. Situation: On numerous occasions [...]

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Planning On A Flat Growth Year? Outside The Box Legal Marketing

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Lina Maini

From sole practitioner to a large, multi-city law firm, just about every lawyer is always looking for ways to bring in new business or continue with good clients.  First, a primer from those legal marketing gurus at The Rainmaker Institute: Now. let’s identify and resolve several common challenges to achieving your firm’s elevated financial objectives: Challenge 1:  Legal advertising [...]

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