You’ve got questions. Maybe they’re questions about how to handle a case. Maybe you’ve got questions about marketing or management. Maybe you’re wondering whether to take a particular case. The questions never stop. Every answer leads to more questions. Every case is the source of many questions. That’s the nature of the game.

Sometimes you’re going to do the research and find the answers. That’s great. But, sometimes you’re going to run into a brick wall. You’re going to need an answer so that you can move forward and you’re not always going to find it in a book. You need to ask someone who knows.

Over the years I’ve observed many lawyers that reach the point of needing to find someone to ask and I’ve watched as they selected and approached someone for help. More often that not, they call someone of equal or lesser experience. I suppose they don’t want to let more experienced attorneys know that they don’t know something. I guess they don’t want to be embarrassed.

That’s a shame. Most experienced attorneys would be happy to help. We love to be asked. We love to answer questions. Remember when you were a 2L? Remember when the 1Ls asked for your advice? You went on and on with answers. You loved it. It felt good to be asked.

We’re all still 2Ls at heart. We still love to be asked. We won’t think you’re stupid. We’ll be too busy feeling good about ourselves to think about you and what you don’t know. Seriously. The other thing is that you’re going to, in many instances, get a better answer from someone who has more experience than you. Seems logical, right?

So should you call David Boise with your litigation question? Maybe so. I’m sure he’s busy, but I wonder if he wouldn’t take a minute out of his day to help you out. If you’re not quite ready for Mr. Boise then go ahead and call some experienced family law attorneys in your area. Get to know them. I’m confident that many of them are going to become valuable resources to you as you learn and grow.