Marc Garfinkle

July 29, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

A poem for our country. "No longer a union with a uniform vision, we're divided, divisive, on a course for collision. Only the lawyers can guide us to shore."

By Marc Garfinkle

4 minute read

June 10, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Since every lawyer knows that attorneys who represent themselves have fools for clients, why do so many undergo investigations, interviews, and audits without seeking advice or assistance from more experienced colleagues?

By Marc Garfinkle

6 minute read

March 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Ahmet Seyithanoglu, at 31, is the youngest-ever recipient of a TWITA (That's What I'm Talking About) Award. He is a lawyer and a humanitarian and a human rights activist. His background is fascinating, and his present conundrum is worth your contemplation.

By Marc Garfinkle

6 minute read

February 04, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The court can assure that every bar candidate will be able to competently draft a will, interpret a contract, spot a potential ambiguity, prevent a misunderstanding, and otherwise be adept with the language.

By Marc Garfinkle

6 minute read

December 27, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Heady with the joy of holiday giving, I gift you this—my inaugural column for the New Year. I call it a gift so that you will receive it smilingly. Had I dubbed it more honestly "free advice you probably don't want to think about now," there would be fewer smiles.

By Marc Garfinkle

6 minute read

November 11, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

I dug deep into my dusty drawer of marketing tips from the 20th century and came up with a small handful of golden oldies—the greatest hits in client development from a time gone by.

By Marc Garfinkle

6 minute read

October 01, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Restrictions are being lifted, so we can reactivate the old ways of socializing and networking. Without relinquishing the advantages of technology or disabling your office Twitter account, you can boldly step forward into the past.

By Marc Garfinkle

6 minute read

August 13, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

The attorneys' derogation of their oaths presented clear and present dangers to the governments they had sworn to defend—governments that had issued their licenses.

By Marc Garfinkle

6 minute read

July 28, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

One group that I unintentionally smeared is one I hold in the highest regard.

By Marc Garfinkle

3 minute read

May 26, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

For the past 10 years, my work has brought me regularly into the backyard of the Office of Attorney Ethics, where, in a surprising demonstration of modernity, acronyms have littered the landscape since deep in the last century.

By Marc Garfinkle

6 minute read