Lawyer defended his failure to get me an engagement letter in 5 weeks since he said he would (despite 2 follow ups by me) by saying "we've been very busy; it's not personal" To the contrary; I take this incompetence and lying ("we'll get that out to you today") VERY personally.
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Replying to @MorlockP
Bad sign. It's common, which is because bad is common. Run. Fly like the wind. Find someone who wants your business.
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Replying to @ScottGreenfield
That instinct is strong in me. ...but it is countered by the fact that I called several firms, and none of them did zoning / regulatory issues, all recommended this firm. Asked a state legislator friend; he recommended same firm. Not sure what my plan B is here.
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Replying to @MorlockP
Ah. That changes the equation. If the own the zoning law biz in the area, you need them more than they need you. It takes 5 minutes to get the letter out, but if you have nowhere else to go, you're fucked.
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Replying to @ScottGreenfield @MorlockP
If everyone is saying "use this guy" then you may find all the normal signals don't work like you'd expect. Brief anecdote follows:
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Lana, come on, we both know the normal signals work fine. https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/b7079205-fb1d-4e9d-8e09-74fa7962d22c …
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