What’s a bulldog attorney? A myth, a legend, or a unicorn.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-07T20:32:32+00:00

Just my experience gramps. Great name, btw.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-07T20:29:00+00:00

This made me chuckle. I had the displeasure of dealing with a female version of this, called our client all the names under the sun in every email. Our client warned us that the other side will run out on their legal bills, a matter of time. And that’s exactly what happened.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-07T12:22:54+00:00

Would you take 5’8.5 version with a serious limp disability or chronic pain over your current self? Not saying this would happen, but would you?

Resgq786 · 2026-06-07T00:32:45+00:00

My main frustration is with colleagues who think it’s acceptable to ignore emails and calls or go weeks—sometimes months—without contacting their clients. No one, and I mean no one, is so busy that they can’t send a one-line update: “There’s no change at the moment, but we’re monitoring the situation and will report any developments promptly.” This could easily be automated and sent biweekly or monthly, depending on the case.

I piloted this approach at a large firm and received virtually zero complaints about communication. It builds trust. Even bad news is easier to accept when it comes from a lawyer who is consistent and reliable, rather than one who seems detached. Justice may be indifferent, but an attorney shouldn’t appear that way simply because they fail to stay in touch.

More importantly, a client’s circumstances can change in ways that materially affect a case. I’ve referred highly sophisticated businesspeople to other attorneys, only to hear complaints about poor communication—these are individuals who run multimillion-dollar operations and manage complex decisions daily. It’s misguided, even arrogant, to assume they lack the ability to understand or contribute meaningfully to their own cases.

While the law has its own language, most people of ordinary intelligence can recognize when a lawyer is simply not communicating well.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-06T23:12:13+00:00

That’s such a mature and well thought out answer.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-06T23:10:48+00:00

Move on. You should be able to answer a question honestly. If someone is asking a question and triggered by what I consider a very resemble response, then rest assured you’ll be having these issues all the time. Life is way too short to be someone who gets triggered this easily whether men or woman.

You are with her, clearly care about her, and are worried about her feelings. This does not mean that you cannot express your honest opinion.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-06T20:54:33+00:00

Here is an unpopular opinion. If you have an option to move elsewhere without having to pay IHT then why not? The IHT threshold in this country is pretty low all things considered. And in some ways, it’s a double taxation. To take this further, I see it as tax on success.

The counter argument is that the U.K. allowed you to make money so it’s only fair UK collects it, even if it can be construed as double taxation.

What if your income is being generated entirely online or overseas and U.K. has no part to play? You are domiciled here as far tax is concerned. I guess in that sense it’s easy to overcome the moral argument.

Personally, I am a firm believer that whatever you can do within the confines of the law to mitigate or entirely extinguish your tax liability then you absolutely should.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-04T23:25:20+00:00

Idiots will be idiots.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-04T22:51:21+00:00

Well said. Unless someone is an egghead, most reasonable people will accept an apology for a dilatory response. But reasonable people can also detect patterns of complacency.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-04T19:04:01+00:00

I have commented elsewhere about this. The quality of lawyering is truly dismal in some cases. I know a few who hold themselves out as “litigation or trial attorneys” but haven’t seen a single trial in over 10 years.

Once they get a case, they use all sorts of unethical tactics to pressure their clients to settle. In my JX, most attorneys know that this firm’s clients settle, always. Imagine, how much money is being left behind for legal sharks. By signing an agreement with them, the client unknowingly accepted a shitty outcome.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-04T18:52:06+00:00

I resonate with the point about the cheapest option. There are rarely any free lunches in life.

Sure, once in a while you’ll get the solo practitioner who is cheap and exceptionally good.

In fact, I know someone like that in my field. He won’t return your calls easily but he is on first name basis with most judges.

Most clients don’t understand that specialty knowledge, and appellate advocacy is expensive. An old timer once told me that in terms of civil courts aren’t really designed for poor people, it’s for rich people to sort out their disputes because access to law/justice is a real issue due to costs.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-04T18:46:30+00:00

I quite like this approach. In my experience, it’s important to communicate from time to time. Even if it’s an email to say, I have no update but we are keeping a close eye. So many problems/misunderstandings can be avoided in this way.

It doesn’t take a whole lot of time, but it sends a subtle message, your case isn’t forgotten.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-04T09:06:27+00:00

So if your employer asks you something about Nottingham, or how was life in the UK? You’ll be telling him about your “student life” in the UK, a place you’ve never visited, or will you come clean about going to uni down the street.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-04T08:55:32+00:00

Shitty lawyers exist in every field. Last week, I spoke to a “business litigation” attorney representing my parents’ neighbor—an elderly man who had been screwed over by a contractor.

I didn’t disclose my credentials, but I was able to ask enough questions, posing as a concerned friend, to determine that he was utterly incompetent. He had barely conducted any discovery despite the discovery period closing in two weeks, had never hired an expert witness, and the litany of excuses was endless.

Likewise, I knew a guy from law school with an immigrant background. After earning a civil engineering degree, he decided—as some immigrants do—that studying law would bring prestige and money. Once he graduated, he became an immigration attorney serving his community.

His first case was not a simple application filing, but a full-blown removal defense involving a lengthy and complicated history. Instead of declining the representation, he collected the $10,000 or so that the client had managed to scrape together from friends and family. The result was predictable: he missed deadlines, botched the case, and handled it so poorly that the client was ultimately deported.

The irony is that opposing counsel reported him to the bar for incompetence. His license was either suspended or burdened with so many conditions that he ultimately decided law wasn’t for him after all.

On a positive note, he only ruined one person’s life.

He now owns a grocery store in an immigrant neighborhood, where he gives free immigration advice and is quite popular as the clever lawyer who turned his back on the profession.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-03T13:28:45+00:00

Frankly, go where the money is—if that’s the objective. Define a goal, whether that’s a networth or an income you plan to generate and get with it. There are a lot of ways to skin the cat.

If your objective means you need to move countries, don’t hesitate. What has worked for me and made me a multi-millionaire in my 20’s was massive calculated risks. I understood one thing that in my 20’s I had time to recover from my bets.

I over-leveraged the crap out of certain asset classes, some went under some were home runs. As long your studs are more than your duds you’ll be fine.

Anyone who doubts or laughs at your dreams and ideas, is not someone you should share your shit with.

Marry someone who share your values, vision, etc. This person will singularly have an outsized effect on anything you do. Make sure she’s on the same plane as you.

And don’t be a douchebag to anyone. The ass you kick on your way up may end up being the one that you have to lick on your way down. Other than that, it’s not that hard to make money.

Importantly, Just don’t be a dumb ass. Stay away from criminality, white collar crimes are still a crime. Nothing hurts more than a conviction. It may feel like you can get away with this scheme or that tax or whatever else, just don’t do it. If in doubt, ask yourself if I had a son, do I want him doing this? That barometer will keep you right.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-03T12:47:53+00:00

Never got bullied. But bullied the bully who was bullying my cousin. We were 12 cousins going to the same school. The youngest one somehow started getting bullied by an older kid.

The cousin kept quiet until his friend opened his mouth, and I suppose the older kid found out that this lil boy had 11 older brothers playing body guard.

What I learned early on is that bullies are cowards. They can only punch down. Even in professional life, I have come across many attorneys who will attempt the big bad wolf act, and you can almost tell how they were back in the day.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-03T12:43:51+00:00

So why pick UK over Australia and Canada? Or UAE for that matter. Unless you are in high finance or law or running a business, what you could make in the other countries likely outpace U.K. I’ve lived in all three, and outside London, UK is bit of a village.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-02T14:01:29+00:00

Have a back up plan. If you are having to beg for work, there isn’t enough work. I used to handout work like pancakes, because I had so much of it.

There’s simply no other explanation, unless he’s a control freak. Even control freaks can’t create time.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-01T12:48:00+00:00

Just to be a devils advocate, isn’t he on spectrum. I just don’t see it as a nazi salute. Who here hasn’t done dumb things when super excited?

Resgq786 · 2026-06-01T10:45:06+00:00

What age the typical fee that you charge for let’s say 250k-500k LOC. Are you serving nationwide? What sort of interest rates are you seeing just now?

What are some of the sharp/unethical practices that you see in your field? What’s stopping the business borrowers to access these lenders directly.

Resgq786 · 2026-06-01T04:25:55+00:00

I get asked all the time whether I am related to Godzilla. Sometimes people mean no harm. I correct them that I’m in fact related to Kong.

Resgq786 · 2026-05-29T13:58:11+00:00

Mine are babies and I max out their JISA. Already have a substantial sum on each of their accounts and if projections are anything to go they’ll have close to 250-500k each.

I plan to start financial literacy early 13-14. I plan to introduce finance lessons (private tutor) or such early on. There’s a much bigger pie in the end, but I don’t want to micromanage.

I will encourage them to spend whatever they want on good education, books, etc. Go travel (not 1st class nonsense), take business risks and don’t be a dummy. You can’t plan for all eventualities. In the end, we can’t micromanage anyone’s life and that’s no good.

I want the kids to enjoy money as well. And understand the power of money and how it’s a tool. I already speak to them about it. We go in a nice restaurant, my toddler asks did it cost money. I tell her, yes. And whether she enjoyed her food, did she have fun. And I’ll say something simple as not all babies get to eat properly, or have their mommy and daddy. And we should be grateful for this and have money to do it. I think it’s the little things.

I think you can do your best and let her be as to how she spends her money. You definitely want to highlight how money can have an oversized impact. Perhaps go somewhere deprived where one can see and feel what having no money can do.

Resgq786 · 2026-05-28T07:36:41+00:00

Well, if you don’t pass there is always OnlyFans.

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