Linda Kocalis Corwin

I need to say that this lawyer exceeded my expectations. I am in a very challenging industry-the movie business. I needed a lawyer to organize me legally and set my priorities straight. Linda Corwin delved right in at my request. She was able to negotiate several of my expiring contracts for way... more than I expected. She does her homework too. During the discussions regarding these contracts she was able to argue market share enhancement and several other concepts which led me to get way more favorable contracts. Interestingly she was able to talk me out of pursuing a couple of litigation possibilities by explaining the weakness and strength of my cases. Then she explained the remoteness of the possibility that I could recover enough to make my time and legal fees worthwhile. Glad she had my best interests at heart.

Ms. Corwin was recommended to me by a friend who is a major figure in the entertainment industry. I retained her to negotiate several complex contracts with a television producer. She explained everything clearly and concisely to me in language that I could understand. Her fortitude and tolerance f...or dealing with the worst type of stubborn people is to be commended. She got me much more than I expected.

We are a group of personal injury attorneys who needed a lawyer to draw up a partnership agreement, negotiate and review our leases and negotiate with our landlord for a rent reduction to help us through a rough patch. Ms. Corwin accommodated our busy schedules so she could meet consistently with ...all of us. Not easy to get all of the partners (all aggressive litigation attorneys) to agree on anything. She had the ability to get us to realize goals in the order of importance and guide us toward achieving the important goals. Not easy for us to give up trying to control each other, or her. She taught us how to better evaluate business decisions and how to negotiate to come to agreement instead of negotiating to crush others.

A group of businesses including mine consulted Ms. Corwin about some very difficult business issues regarding a big competitor which was trying to put us out of business. Ms Corwin was able to represent our group being fair and responsive to all of us. She managed to negotiate a contract which all...owed all of us to peacefully coexist and continue in business. Her cleverness allowed her to make some suggestions to guide our group in purchasing inventory and supplies at a group discount which lowered our cost of doing business. She also made suggestions as how to share some big expenses pro rata among ourselves . With Ms. Corwin's legal and business help we were able to cut our costs and compete very effectively against this competitor. So we are ALL still in business and doing well. Interestingly, we all are becoming good friends in our group and brainstorming to improve all of our businesses.

Consult Ms. Corwin if you want a truly realistic evaluation of your legal issues. 3 lawyers I saw before her urged me to sue my former partners and almost guaranteed I would get a judgement in my favor. Ms. Corwin took the time to read my partnership agreement and saw that I was actually in breach ...and would lose any litigation. She stressed that she hasn't been a litigation attorney for 20 years.. She really does know her business law. She avoided huge expenses to me and negotiated a meeting between all of the partners, former and current. Her knowledge of business paid off-she is also a certified public accountant, We ended up dissolving the partnership as friends. And after all was settled the former partners and myself entered into another partnership and are doing really well personally and financially. So nice to meet a lawyer who has her clients' best interests at heart and who isn't just trying to get everything stirred up to make money for herself!