Many law firms are populated by attorneys, whose main "job" is to reach a certain very high billing requirement.  If the attorneys have reached that billing requirement then they've done their job; if they exceed that billing requirement they are rewarded with a bonus -- whether they have done well by their clients is almost irrelevant.  The mantra is BILL, BILL, BILL.

We're different.  We have no billing requirement -- our requirement is that our lawyers do the best legal work that they can for our clients.  Our mantra is -- WIN, WIN, WIN.

When the concentration is on billing the tendency is to take zillions of depositions; prolong the life of a case, and to pad bills.  Sometimes lawyers don't even read the documents the analysis for which they have billed; write down what sounds good for a billing time, and go on to the next task without ever having completed the original task.  BILL, BILL, BILL

At Jacobson & Associates we do what is necessary to produce the best legal product possible.  Sometimes that means taking many depositions; sometimes it means taking no depositions at all.  All of the time it means creating a winning strategy at the beginning of the case.  That includes identifying our client's weak spots, and moving to strengthen them; and that includes identifying the oppositions weak spots, and planning how to exploit those weak spots to destroy the opposition's case.

Then we act to destroy the opposition's case.  WIN, WIN, WIN.

It is noteworthy that we are not only lawyers, but we are also legal scholars.  While other law firms are racking up billable hours spitting out useless canned discovery off of word processors, we are deeply studying and analyzing contracts, other legal documents, and facts; doing the real work that needs to done to protect our clients.  We are up-to-date on California's latest legislative and case law.  In fact our principal Dan Jacobson, who is also an ad junct law professor, writes scholarly articles on California law for California's leading legal journals.  Mr. Jacobson is one of the most read of California's practicing attorneys.  His articles have been well-acclaimed for their depth.

We know California law; we apply that knowledge to WIN for our clients.

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