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23 Oct, 2008 3:41 pm
... principle could be applied to legal marketing; to wit: When other law firms are cutting marketing budgets and staff because of economic fears, become greedy about making a
meaningful impact in your marketplace by increasing your marketing and business development eforts. The time to make a difference is when others are folding their tents. And
Wayne's advice from the same article: "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been." Where does your firm want its
marketing to be?
23 Oct, 2008 3:41 pm
... principle could be applied to legal marketing; to wit: When other law firms are cutting marketing budgets and staff because of economic fears, become greedy about making a
meaningful impact in your marketplace by increasing your marketing and business development eforts. The time to make a difference is when others are folding their tents. And
Wayne's advice from the same article: "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been." Where does your firm want its
marketing to be?
12 May 3:08 pm
... . As such, some big names are standing around waiting for paychecks until the Court approves the payment of pre-petition wage claims. None of those names is bigger than the Great
One himself, Wayne Gretzky. In total, the Coyotes have asked to pay over half a million dollars in
pre-petition wages. Along with his salary, Gretzky is also a creditor of the estate to the tune of $8 milliion in deferred compensation.
Although I'm sure he isn't too worried ...
1 Oct 9:02 pm
... joining us, here's (an excerpt from) what he posted: It's like adding Wayne Gretzky in his prime
to the team that already was the best team in the league, or adding an all- ... Jordan Furlong, Jordan thanks again for joining us, You are more like Gretzky than even Patrick may know. I was practicing law in Edmonton during the Oiler dynasty and saw Gretzky
informally as well as on the ice. He was a young man of values and integrity… a great contributor to the community… and always selfless… ego-less… ...
24 Oct, 2008 12:27 am
... & Nurick on the firm's Pennsylvania Labor and Employment Blog Is Law Becoming a Clerical Function? Email and its Discontents - Lawyer-mediator Victoria Pynchon in The IP ADR
Blog Warren Buffett's (and Wayne Gretzky's) Advice Applies To Law Firm Marketing - Legal marketing
specialist Tom Kane of Kane Consulting Inc. in his Legal Marketing Blog Election Guide Part III - Ballot Question on Holding Constitutional Convention Should ...
20 Jul 11:11 am
... his property appraised at $25 million when he brought it for $17.5 million. Like most bankruptcy's today, Mr. Dykstra is a victim of a real estate scheme that went awry. Lenny
needed $17.5 million to buy Wayne Gretzky's (yes, that Wayne Gretzky) estate. He was unable to get all the money in one loan (he could only get a $12 million dollar loan)
so he had to take a second loan. Lenny, showing some dubious financial savvy, took an $8 ...
27 Jul 11:15 am
... stars that are waiting for their paychecks until the Bankruptcy Court approves the payment of pre-petition wage claims. None of those names is bigger than the Great One himself,
Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky is in the hockey hall of fame, but
he still may not get paid for all ... asked to pay over half a million dollars in pre-petition wages. Along with his salary, Gretzky is also a
creditor of the estate to the tune of $8 milliion in deferred compensation. A Chapter 11 bankruptcy is a ...
18 Aug, 2007 7:35 pm
... customers included a recognizable list of professional athletes and celebrities, including former Flyer Jeremy Roenick and the actress Janet Jones, wife of hockey great
Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky is the coach of the Coyotes, where
Tocchet was his assistant. Tocchet reportedly met Harney nearly 20 years ago while he was playing for the Flyers and Harney was working as a bartender in a hotel near the South
Philadelphia sports ...
31 Aug 7:09 am
... way collisions for this series with Devon Glass and Dave Mittleman from Michigan and Wayne Parsons from Hawaii Injuryboard. Wayne, I'm wondering aloud if you see many wrong-way driver collisions on ... Edmonton, Canada - August 22, 2009 - A wrong-way driver heading south in the
northbound lanes of Wayne Gretzky Drive was operated by a 49-year-old woman reported to be impaired
by alcohol. Hickory, North Carolina - August 18, 2009 - The report is of an elderly couple (driver was 75) driving the wrong- ...
17 Jul, 2006 2:26 am
... plan to hold your management team accountable. Discipline and control need to be part of the process if you expect to achieve the objectives stated in your plan. Wayne Gretzky, when asked for the reason for his success said, ÂSome people skate to where the puck is; I skate to
where the puck is going to be. A good plan should help you do the same for your business. Do you have a business survival plan? A business without a ...
27 Feb, 2007 2:12 pm
... department, we put together the above dueling triptychs. To clear up any confusion, the lawyers are on top and the sports legends are on the bottom. The word on the street is that
the Sutherland wants to round out its trio of famously named lawyers with a puckster. So if you're a law student named Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe or Jaromir Jagr, you might consider sending in your resume.
10 Jul, 2007 12:55 pm
... abandoned it when I couldn't find anything to do there. F8 is cool, though. The range of different applications people have built is impressive and some of them are even interesting
(to me). What impresses me more is their vision (to paraphrase Wayne Gretzky's famous phrase) of
where the puck is headed. In the past two days I have read two articles about walled gardens. They're everywhere, but no one likes ...
6 Oct, 2007 11:05 am
... After all, these years are the prime of many lawyers' lives. Solving this work-life balance issue is the holy grail for this up-and-coming generation of young lawyers. On the one
hand, this effort seems quixotic. On the other hand, as Wayne Gretzky used to say, you miss 100% of
the shots you never take. On one level, we can all admire the temerity of youth. Here is one more chart from the Young Lawyers Survey that shows, I think fairly ...
11 Oct, 2007 3:32 am
... all, these years are the prime of many lawyers' lives. Solving this work-life balance issue is the holy grail for this up-and-coming generation of young lawyers. On the one hand,
this effort seems quixotic. On the other hand, as Wayne Gretzky used to say, you miss 100% of the
shots you never take. On one level, we can all admire the temerity of youth. "Despite all the publicity about large law firms and their race for talent, the fact ...
19 Mar, 2008 3:21 pm
... that "George Bush has turned into Gene Kelly" represents not only an implausible transformation but a considerable slight. If Gene were in a grave, he would have turned over in it.
When Gene was compared to the grace and agility of Jack Dempsey, Wayne Gretzky and Willie Mays, he
was delighted. But to be linked with a clunker - particularly one he would consider inept and demoralizing - would have sent him reeling. ...
12 May, 2008 10:10 pm
... the Stephen Leacock Award, it's called the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and Stephen Leacock, who, actually in his day, he was described as someone more famous than
Wayne Gretzky is today to Canadians. He was known throughout the world. In the early 1900s when you
spoke of Stephen Leacock, many people around the world would have heard of him before they would have heard of a prime minister in Canada. But, obviously a ...
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12 May, 2008 10:10 pm
... the Stephen Leacock Award, it's called the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and Stephen Leacock, who, actually in his day, he was described as someone more famous than
Wayne Gretzky is today to Canadians. He was known throughout the world. In the early 1900s when you
spoke of Stephen Leacock, many people around the world would have heard of him before they would have heard of a prime minister in Canada. But, obviously a ...
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7 Jul, 2008 5:32 pm
... Games athletes and was named "Athlete of the Century," by British Columbia Wheelchair Sports. He was named Canada's Disabled Athlete of the Year in 1979, 1980 and 1982; and in1983,
shared the Lou Marsh Award with Wayne Gretzky, as Canada's Outstanding Athlete of the Year. Rick has
been inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, the BC Sports Hall of Fame and the University of British Columbia Athletic Hall of Fame. In other words, ...
7 Aug, 2008 1:44 pm
... : Observers say a big share of the blame for the failure should also be borne by Lamy, for he convened the mini-ministerial when even he was doubtful about its success. I'm not sure
I agree. I'm reminded of this quote from the great philosopher/hockey player Wayne Gretzky: "You miss
100 percent of the shots you never take." Even with low odds of success, I think it was worth taking the shot in this situation. ...
26 Jan 8:39 pm
... felony convictions. Fun While it Lasted explores how both happened-the rise and fall. (p. vii.) The answer to one, however, helps answer the other. For the rise, McNall demonstrated
an extraordinary skill to make the most of personal connections. The Hunts, Sy Weintraub, Wayne Gretzky, John Candy, David Geffen, Michael Eisner, and Dr. Jerry Buss, among many others, helped catapult McNall to the top of these fields. So ...
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