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Tax Treatment Alone Does Not Establish General Partnership

Courts determine whether an individual has an equity interest in a law firm partnership by examining the financial investment and risk taken by the claimed owner, such as payment of capital and guarantees of obligations. The rise of the non-equity partner in law firms management has changed the status associated…

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Lawyer Confidence May Be Poor Indicator of Results

Lawyers must evaluate cases and try to predict the most likely outcome.  To be successful, to attract and win clients, they must do so with confidence. A recent study of the accuracy of those predictions, however, reveals that lawyers are often overconfident and overly optimistic in their assessments of a client’s…

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