tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9394126.post8860582739387123765..comments2009-08-06T14:50:58.044-07:00Steve Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091211427097898887noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9394126.post-76775316422019685522009-08-06T14:50:58.044-07:002009-08-06T14:50:58.044-07:00Great post, Steve. An &quot;integrated environment of professions&quot; is an excellent, positive thing to strive for.<br /><br />I&#39;m also reminded of Jordan Furlong&#39;s thoughts in <a href="http://www.law21.ca/2009/05/27/trust-and-the-marketing-department/" rel="nofollow">Trust and the Marketing Department</a>: <br /><br /><i>&quot;Lawyers seem to come factory-shipped with the notion that they know better than you how to do things you’ve been trained to do. People who work with or for lawyers — secretaries, paralegals, marketers, recruiters, PD experts, consultants, and so on — can all relate eye-rolling stories of lawyers who really believe that their fleeting sentiments on a given subject merit equal consideration to what the trained professional in question has advised.&quot;</i><br /><br />Both Jordan and Mike capture this reality perfectly.Emma Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02196217768232947819noreply@blogger.com