How Many Clients Does It Take To Change a Lightbulb? A Lawyer Strikes Back (Paperback)

by Giovanni Diviacchi (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 38 pages
• Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc. (March 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805970398
• ISBN-13: 978-0805970395
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,268,533 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Start for the Young Lawyer, May 2, 2006

By	B. Fallon (New York, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This short book serves as an excellent training guide for the all too serious novice lawyer about to embark on the real world of client-lawyer relationships. With a keen eye toward the peculiar personalities that afflict the human species and the blatantly outrageous behaviors that defy reason, Diviacchi reveals a bit too much of what may truly go on in the mind of the client and the daily world of the lawyer. The tales/jokes in this book will lighten up any stuffy dinner party.

4.0 out of 5 stars It never ocurred to me how annoying I am to my attorney..., November 14, 2008

By	JT "I may not have gone where I intended to g... (Tampa Bay, FL United States) - See all my reviews

Full disclosure: I know the author personally. We worked together at <large Financial Services firm>.

With that out of the way, my genuine opinion: I actually did laugh out loud. I don't know about you but I have had a great deal of contact with attorneys as a client; so much so that I can actually say "my lawyer is named so and so, just call her, please."

The book is much like Gio's humour in person; short vignettes with quick punchlines. And it berates lawyers just as much as it does clients, so don't be completely fooled by the title.

Gio is a funny guy, which is something I never really appreciated when we worked together. Frankly, we both took our work too seriously, and we had genuine (professional and appropriate) disagreements on how to go about certain things.

What we did agree on, however, was that our clients (that Financial Services firm whose name I deleted earlier) was essentially filled from top to bottom with a bunch of great big whack jobs, from the executive suite down to the line level customer service reps. Just a huge group of nutbars.

Now I want to see Gio's take on *those* clients...

5.0 out of 5 stars It's about time we turned the tables!, May 12, 2006

By	Johnny Twobyfor (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

I'm buying this book for all my friends in Law School and those already in the legal profession. It's refreshing to see the humor from the Attorney's perspective, since we always seem to be the butt of the jokes. It's one funny book!