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By Eileen Burkhalter Smith
So, we had a firm business meeting recently, with part of the meetings beginning first thing Saturday morning. I am not a morning person, but I did crack a smile as I glanced around the still-empty parking lot that Saturday--most of the other early-birds were my fellow-litigators. We were present, accounted-for and settled into our seats before the meetings started. I think we all, at least, know the absolute importance of being on time. I, for one, have been penalized (somewhat significantly, in my experience) by a Judge for being late to Court.
Fantastic golfer Jim Furyk was just disqualified in the FedEx Cup playoffs for missing his tee time. His cell-phone alarm didn’t work, and he did not have another alarm. If only he had known what trial attorneys do—you can never have too many alarms, wake-up calls and reminders. Mistakes can still happen, of course, (Caveat: don’t trust Elaine Benes and Jerry Seinfeld as your back-up): but unlike a small monetary fine, or missing the start time for a marathon, Mr. Furyk’s mistake will be smarting for some time, I suspect.
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