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<h5>A new approach to business legal services.</h5>
For the last 20 years, I usually represented businesses or individuals who
faced a legal crisis: either multi-million dollar cases with intricate legal
and factual issues or emergency cases in which fast action was essential.
Often both characteristics were present.</td>
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<div class="box"> "<b>overture–</b> n. 1. an ...initiating move toward
...establishment of a relationship.... 3. an introductory part ...."</div>
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<td>The experience gained while handling these (estimated) 400 cases, including
more than 25 trials or evidentiary hearings, 35 arbitrations, and numerous
other negotiations and settlements, most of which occurred while I was a
partner at a large Chicago law firm, cost an estimated $6.25 million. But
it gave me a corpus of knowledge--how to efficiently prepare and win trials
in business cases--that is unique. </td>
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Why start my own firm? With new computer software, we can offer this knowledge
in a firm that is the size of a boutique.<br>
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Harry Beckwith wrote in a best-selling book that a lawyer's clients "cannot
evaluate expertise," so they look at "irrelevant details." This web site
was written to combat that idea. For the novice and the experienced client
alike, it explains our fields of experience, interesting case studies, and
the principles we apply when representing our clients. As an aid to those
who are trying to choose a lawyer, we also confess the types of assignments
that we decline.<br>
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If you have questions or comments or if you would like to consult with us
about a legal matter, get in touch with me by telephone, <A href="mailto:tep@pattersonlaefirm.com">e-mail</a>,
or facsimile. Your initial consultation is confidential and free of charge.
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