Chris Marston Interview

Earlier this month I had a chance to interview Chris Marston, founder and CEO (not managing partner) of Exemplar Law Partners for an article that will appear in the ezine, The Complete Lawyer.  Marton is a thirty-something entrepreneur who started a law firm with a unique approach, characterized by flat-fee only billing, hiring only entrepreneurial lawyers, creating cross-functional teams from the beginning of a matter, and an obsession for client service. 

The article is co-written with Tojo Thatchenkery and Carol Metzker, authors of Appreciative Intelligence: Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn.  Chris Marston is a living example of the three tenets of Appreciative Intelligence:

1. Reframing, or seeing people, problems or things in a new way so that something good is visible;
2. Appreciating what is good; and
3. Envisioning how what is good now can grow into a great future.

I had intended to post elements of Chris's interview on my blog, but he beat me to it.  Read his answers on his blog: http://chrismarston.blogspot.com.   

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[Ed Poll]

You can also hear a podcast interview of Chris Marston that www.lawbiz.com "aired" some time ago. His approach to value billing is quite interesting and provides a challenge to the rest of our profession.