Vet Your Lawyer

Kaplan concludes his thoughtful and professorial discussion about relations and negotiations, focusing on selection criteria and the costs of litigation.

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In this, part one of the third and final interview with experts on negotiation, Kaplan, author of The Executive Guide to Managing Disputes and a professor of Negotiation at George Washington University Law School as well as an attorney in private practice, sets out the need for the prospective client to have his or her own goals clear before meeting with lawyers.

“May you have a lawsuit in which you know you are right” – Proverb

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Gary Kaplan

An interview with Albert Rizzo on working with your attorney in the negotiation setting, and in particular some realities that the client should be prepared for, like bringing emotional baggage to the matter may end up costing you money.

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Albert Rizzo, New York Commercial Attorney

Jeff is a professional software negotiator and author of the Software Licensing Handbook. He says there are 5 skills to any negotiation, including with your negotiator, and offers a critique of lawyers as negotiators.

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Jeffrey I. Gordon