Law Office Management | Delaware Lawyers Assistance Program

The 20 Golden Rules or How Not To Be A Difficult Attorney

Behave yourself
Answer the phone
Return your phone calls
Pay your bills
Keep your hands off your clients' money
Tell the truth
Admit ignorance
Be honorable
Defend the honor of your fellow attorneys
Be gracious and thoughtful
Value the time of your fellow attorneys
Give straight answers
Avoid the need to go to court
Think first
Define your goals: Remember you are first a professional, then a businessman. If you seek riches become a businessman and hire an attorney.
Remember – there is no such thing as billing 3,000 hours a year
Tell your clients how to behave – if they can’t, they don’t deserve you as their attorney
Solve problems – don’t become one
Have ideals you believe in
Don’t do anything that you wouldn't be proud to tell your mother about!