Matters Column
A weekly column on matters concerning legal, money, small business, family business and people issues.
ARTICLES
Overcoming first impressions and misconceptions
When working with people, our first impressions often influence the way we respond to and react with them.
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Tangible property regulations impact businesses
Businesses make purchases of assets on a regular basis. Tax depreciation and other incentives assist businesses that make such purchases.
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Education and culture critical to a successful community
My college education was Jesuit at the University of Detroit.
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Does your key supplier have a succession plan?
"Hello Jake, I hate to tell you this but we can't ship your order this week. One of our key suppliers is holding us up."
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Understanding litigation can make the process more controllable
As a trial lawyer, I read essays on litigation.
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Learning how to deal (and coexist) with difficult people
I am admittedly more patient than most in weighing someone’s “positives” against their “negatives.”
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Retirement savings and looming Social Security issues
January is often the time for resolutions, including exercise regimens and diet, or other personal or professional items. Often forgotten are personal finance resolutions.
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A Chinese viewpoint on welfare, education and health care
Every once in a while you stumble into a very informative conversation. The path to enlightenment can meander through some strange turns.
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Considering employment in the family business
Are members of the next generation of the family business considering working for the family firm?
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Why even a bad guy won't pay your attorneys' fees
I've been a trial lawyer for 32 years. And if I had a dollar for every time I heard a litigant vow to collect actual attorneys' fees from an adversary — because the bad guy's claim was "frivolous" — I'd have a pocket full of money.
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