Job Tips: Gifting Season

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At the suggestion of one of our commenters: what kinds of gifts do you give to other lawyers to show your appreciation for referrals, etc. Some of the “Lone Mountain Mafia” have suggested high end bottles of alcohol—does that work for you? What kinds of memorable gifts have you received over the years? While we’re on the topic, what are you doing for staff these days? What are your rules for gifting as we approach the holidays?

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November 21, 2024 8:25 am

A big box of onions from a runner service owner’s farm

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November 22, 2024 10:56 am
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Festivus for the rest of us ! i got alot of grievances !!!!!!

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November 21, 2024 9:05 am

I’d gift the OBC some experience, the cabal some morality and empathy, the family court judge’s some intelligence and for me – a new career.

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November 21, 2024 10:46 am
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solid

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November 21, 2024 1:02 pm
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Just keepin it 100

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November 21, 2024 11:56 am

My strategy: as cheap as possible without looking cheap.

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November 21, 2024 2:35 pm

Re: A-24-899510-J

Take your sweet time, Judge Israel.

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November 22, 2024 9:17 am
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Opposition Briefs to the the Petition are due on December 5 for the Petition. On 10/31, the church said “If allowed to intervene, we can meet the existing deadline.” The question is whether Israel will have a decision on Intervention before then…

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November 21, 2024 2:36 pm

I’m not giving gifts this year, but in the past books have been well received. When it first came out, I gave out “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck,” which was well received.

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November 21, 2024 2:48 pm
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Side note – that’s a great book. I recommend it to everyone. It’s less about “not giving a fuck” and more about proper fuck allocation.

We all have a limited number of fucks to give and the book discusses how to better devote those limited fucks to the things that actually matter.

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November 21, 2024 2:52 pm
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The reason it’s a great book is because it’s a secular cribbing of Buddhism.

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November 21, 2024 3:09 pm
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This book is a fun quick read. Easy to understand and implement the practices, if you like. I recommend that you skip your therapist this week and use your co-pay to purchase the book.

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November 21, 2024 2:41 pm

A donation to a nonprofit on behalf of the giftee.

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November 21, 2024 2:57 pm
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Appears to be virtue signaling. As much as I like charities I don’t think that’s a good gift. But to each their own.

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November 21, 2024 3:03 pm
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It was a great gift until George Costanza ruined it.

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November 21, 2024 3:34 pm
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But it’s money for people.

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November 22, 2024 7:33 am
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Yes, I am going to take the time to take your $100 charitable gift for me and save it until march of next year to send to my CPAs so I can get the write off.

Keep it, thanks.

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November 21, 2024 4:01 pm
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How about The Human Fund?

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November 25, 2024 7:31 pm
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That has always raised a question in my mind… Who gets to take the charitable gift deduction..

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November 21, 2024 11:16 pm

Pumpkin pie around Thanksgiving – that was a fun gift from another attorney.

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November 22, 2024 10:22 am

North Las Vegas gender discrimination is in full swing, I see. Its 2024, and we are still starting the day with a splash of misogyny. Timestamp 48:40.

https://northlasvegasnv.new.swagit.com/videos/321026

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November 22, 2024 10:50 am
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Seems to me that they are trying to achieve gender equity.

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November 22, 2024 11:00 am
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NLV is and always has been a dump. Just keeping with tradition.