Escape the law : the journey from lawyer to entrepreneur / Chad Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Chad, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative ability in business.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Morgan James Publishing, [2019]

Summary:

The once gilded path from law school student to wealthy lawyer has all but vanished. More importantly, many lawyers who are "successful" by traditional standards are absolutely miserable in the profession and want to find a way out. In Escape the Law, Chad Williams provides engaging and inspiring profiles of nearly 60 individuals who successfully made the transition from law to business. Escape the Law helps aspiring and practicing legal professionals find greater professional satisfaction through entrepreneurship and is an absolute must read for anyone considering law school, in law school, or disenchanted with the profession and seeking a way out.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Table of Contents

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE: LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A SUCCESSFUL ESCAPE

CHAPTER ONE: I've Done It (Twice), and So Can You!

The Early Years

My First "Real" Job

The Law School Years

Becoming a Business Lawyer

My First Escape

Failed Attempt

Law Firm Life (Redux)

Making Partner

Overcoming the "Gap" and Planting Seeds

A New Approach

My Great Escape

CHAPTER TWO: Common Alpha Characteristics

PART TWO: THE GREATEST ESCAPES OF ALL TIME

CHAPTER THREE: Titans of Industry

Sumner Redstone-Viacom Corporation

Riley Bechtel-Bechtel Corporation

Stephen Rales-Danaher Corporation

Henry Silverman-Cendant Corporation

Michael Jaharis-Kos Pharmaceuticals

Randall J. Kirk-New River Pharmaceuticals

Robert Rowling-TRT Holdings, Inc.

Charlie Munger-Berkshire Hathaway

John Anderson-Topa Equities Ltd.

Gerald J. Ford-Banking

CHAPTER FOUR: Empire Builders

Sam Zell-Equity Group Investments

Richard Lefrak-Lefrak Organization

Neil Bluhm-JMB Realty Corp

Thomas Barrack-Colony Northstar

Bernard F. Saul, II-B.F. Saul Company &amp

Saul Centers, Inc.

CHAPTER FIVE: Allocators of Capital

Reginald Lewis-TLC Beatrice

David Rubenstein-Carlyle Group

David Bonderman-TPG Capital

Jerome Kohlberg and George Roberts-Kohlberg Kravis &amp

Roberts

Teddy Forstmann-Forstmann Little &amp

Company

Tully Friedman-Friedman, Fleischman &amp

Lowe

Benno Charles Schmidt, Sr.-J.H. Whitney &amp

CHAPTER SIX: Wildcatters

Richard Kinder-Kinder Morgan, Inc.

Trevor Rees-Jones-Chief Oil &amp

Gas

Joseph Craft, III-Alliance Resource Partners

Randa Williams-Enterprise Products

CHAPTER SEVEN: Masters of the Universe

Robert D. Ziff-Ziff Brothers Investments

Bruce Karsh-Oaktree Capital Management.

Paul E. Singer-Elliott Management Corporation

Craig Cogut-Pegasus Capital Advisors

CHAPTER EIGHT: In the Arena

Dan Gilbert-Quicken Loans (Cleveland Cavaliers)

Stephen Ross-The Related Companies (Miami Dolphins)

Ted Lerner-Lerner Enterprises (Washington Nationals)

Marc Lasry-Avenue Capital (Milwaukee Bucks)

Mark Walter-Guggenheim Partners (L.A. Dodgers)

Donald Sterling-Real Estate Investor (former owner of L.A. Clippers)

Lewis Katz-Kinney Parking Systems (New Jersey Nets)

CHAPTER NINE: The New School

Peter Thiel-PayPal, Palantir, Facebook (and more)

Todd Wagner-Broadcast.Com

Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell-Starbelly, Groupon (and others)

Chris Sacca-Lowercase Capital

CHAPTER TEN: Passion

Leon Charney-L.H. Charney &amp

Associates

Mort Zuckerman-Real Estate &amp

Publishing

Jim Cramer-Hedge Funds, Author, Television Personality

Ron Shapiro-Sports Agent and Author

Donald Dell-ProServ

Larry Flax &amp

Rick Rosenfield-California Pizza Kitchen

Jess Stonestreet Jackson, Jr.-Jackson Family Wines

Nina and Tim Zagat-The Zagat Restaurant Surveys

PART THREE: ESCAPING THE LAW

CHAPTER ELEVEN: Define Success

CHAPTER TWELVE: Escape Planning

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: For Those Who Remain

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Conclusion

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781683508465

1683508467