How fast the changes have come these past few weeks regarding the Medicare provision to reimburse doctors who discuss the options for how patients want to be treated in their final days. The New York Times story on December 26 announced a Medicare provision to encourage end-of-life conversations during annual physical exams being instituted by […]

What financial goals do you have for your firm? More specifically, how much is your practice really capable of producing – and putting in your pocket – on an annual basis? Most attorneys have never really thought about this, but something as simple as having a concrete financial goal for your practice can do amazing […]

As I write this, the tragic shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others on Saturday is still fresh, and shocking. My thoughts and prayers go out to Rep. Giffords and all the injured persons, and of course to the families who lost loved ones so senselessly. Having spent a little bit of time working on […]

Just last month I wrote about how Medicare would begin reimbursing physicians to have voluntary discussions with patients about the patients’ health care wishes, as part of patients’ annual wellness visits with them. But just last week, the administration reversed itself. This provision has now been removed from new Medicare regs that went into effect […]

Money… for lawyers, it’s a source of untold amounts of stress. This stress comes from not fully understanding the four categories of money created by a law firm and how they function together in a successful practice. As a lawyer-entrepreneur, until you really understand the function of money within the context of your practice, you’ll be haunted by […]

It’s estimated that 20,000 Americans die each year under circumstances that make their organs suitable for transplant. Sadly, each year only about 3,000 people who die with viable organs agree to donate them. That means that 17,000 people die with viable organs that go unused. Meanwhile, there are currently 90,000 Americans on transplant lists. In […]

Stuck! We all know the word and we all certainly know the feeling. I was recently stuck in traffic. I hate traffic, as we all do. I am even responsible for being stuck in this traffic because I had a lapse in judgment, if not consciousness, when I agreed to be in Los Angles on […]

How does the law treat human remains? It’s not a common topic of conversation, and the answer may be surprising. In most situations, you have more control over what happens to your property after you die than you have over the final destination of your own body. American law on this topic, as in other […]

The holiday season brings people together; whether you are spending time with family to enjoy a holiday meal, out shopping with friends, or working on a community project. Whatever the reason, people use this time of the year to reconnect. There are so many things each of us take for granted. One of the first […]

How many hours each day do you spend online? And how much of that time is spend using Google? Google has become so pervasive that most of us probably use it on a daily basis. But if you’re only using it to do general searches – typing in a phrase and then sifting through the […]