July Blazes By

They say that time passes much more swiftly when one is busy (and as one gets older).

July was a whirlwind for me, both at home and at the office, and when I blinked twice, it was gone. The dog days of August in North Texas are upon us, and although we had quite a bit of unexpected rain during July, Mother Nature is back to her old self and is hurling triple-digit high temperatures.

Beginning on the first of July, I re-organized my office by permitting the attorneys who formerly were employees to move into what we call in the legal profession "of counsel" positions. By doing so, the attorneys have the opportunity to determine their own professional and financial destinies, and so far, I am pleased with the results. The value of this type of association is that all of the attorneys (myself included) continue to have the benefit of being a part of a larger group while maintaining his or her autonomy. We still have some wrinkles to iron out, but I am optimistic that our thriving practices will continue to flourish.

As I indicated earlier, July was an extremely busy month. Like many attorneys who are engaged in a commercial practice, I normally have two or three major client matters pending at any given time; however, I now find myself with no less than half a dozen pieces of major commercial litigation involving in excess of $100 million. Added to that are the dozens of families who are relying upon me to assist them in obtaining debt relief in bankruptcy and in attempting to restore their financial health.

And I wonder why it is sometimes hard to sleep at night.

One of my strengths as an attorney, which at the same time is a fault for a healthy human being, is that the problems and concerns of my clients never leave my mind. I find myself thinking about my clients and ways to help them solve their legal problems during the vast majority of my waking hours. Even when I take the rare vacation or when I make short trips out of town to attend a seminar or to participate in a poker game, these client issues never leave my mind.

On the one hand, I wish I had the ability to "leave it at the office", but I know that if I did so, I would not be the lawyer that I have become. And it is that lawyer whom my clients have retained to help them. I don't want to let them down.

Although the hectic pace of the past month has been tiring, I am looking forward to the challenges that will present themselves in August. These are challenging times for a lot people, and I want to be prepared to help as many of them as possible.

Until next time...

R. David Weaver
THE WEAVER LAW FIRM, P.C.
1521 N. Cooper St., Suite 710
Arlington, TX 76011
(817) 460-5900
rdweaver@weaverlawfirm.net