b'POINT-COUNTERPOINTPOINT-COUNTERPOINTSelecting Legal CounselBY BOB SHAW AND STEVEN BERS, ESQ.O nce again, Bob and Steve share a question and answer session,but the fact is that among high performing people, sometimes there is, this time addressing Bobs questions about selecting counsel. and sometimes there is not a good personality fi t.By example, my fi rm Bob brings decades of selection trial and error experience.Stevehas fi ve lawyers that advise people on willswhat we call estates and refl ects upon the good and the bad in establishing a legal relationship.trusts.Estate planning, is a very personal thing.Some clients want to talk for hours about their life and hopes, and some want to get in BOB SHAW: and get out with a piece of paper ASAP.I know which lawyers enjoy Steve, we have enjoyed our 30 years of banter because of good chemistry,the long interactions, and which ones get to the point, and I have to a similar outlook on business and efficient communication.Unlikecarefully make the right match when making a recommendation.other lawyers, you never created a knot in my stomach.That makes you a good lawyer.That got me curious: how do you defi ne a good client? I have been a client at my own property closing.I walked out feeling negative about the attorney who impatiently rushed through all the STEVE BERS: signing.Noting I was a lawyer, he acted as if my wifes questions were Very kind of you to say. Let me recast the question a bit by suggesting thata bother. He may have been legally competent, but in my opinion, a its really about good or bad relationships.It may seem too simplistic,bad counselor. The templates did not match.POINT-COUNTERPOINT 22 FOGHORN'