Legal Commentary

My Profound Thanks

By Patrick J. Lamb

I have written many times about Jeff Carr, the iconic General Counsel of FMC Technologies.  Jeff is a client, a friend and a teacher.  He is a thought-leader in the profession.  In a recent interview (sub. req.), Jeff was asked if there was one attorney who had impressed him, and why.  Here's his answer:

A.  Gotta name three from the three "spheres of influence:"

Inside counsel: Mike Dillon [former senior vice president and general counsel of Sun Microsystems], a smart, funny, great manager who has an equally missionary zeal for changing the current, horribly inefficient and absurdly expensive legal delivery service model.  Mike wore a pirate outfit to work for "Talk Like a Pirate Day"--all goes to why he's been named a Legal Rebel by the American Bar Association.

Outside Counsel: Pat Lamb, founder of Valorem Law Group LLC, a new age law firm that refuses to work by the hour and is focused solely on value-based billing.

Academia: Richard Susskind--author of "The End of Lawyers?" for writing the book every lawyer, law student and those aspiring to be either, must read.

Wow.  I am beyond honored to mentioned in the same breath as Mike Dillon and Richard Susskind, and especially honored when the breath uttering those names is Jeff Carr's.

Full post as published by In Search of Perfect Client Service on April 07, 2010 (boomark / email).