4/24/08
EXEMPLAR HOSTS MOVIE PREMIERE OF "THE CALL OF THE ENTREPRENEUR" WITH DISTINGUISHED CEO PANEL
Boston (April 24, 2008) — On Wednesday April 3Oth, Exemplar in partnership with Revolve and Emerson College will be presenting the Premiere of the documentary The Call of The Entrepreneur. The event will feature a distinguished panel of CEO's and represent one of the largest events for entrepreneurs in Boston. Hundreds of attendees are expected. RSVP AND DETAILS!
9/25/07
EXEMPLAR TEAMS UP WITH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL FILM FINANCING TO HOST NEW ENGLAND TOWN HALL MEETING.
Boston (September 25, 2007) — A first-time event in New England, Exemplar has teamed up with the The Institute For International Film Financing to put on a Townhall Meeting on Thursday, October 4th. The panel discussion includes Exemplar CEO, who will be speaking on Alternative Capital Structures For Film Projects. For more information, see www.filmfinancing.org
1/15/07
EXEMPLAR FEATURED ON FRONT PAGE OF JAN 15 LAWYER'S WEEKLY PRACTICE SECTION.
Boston (January 15, 2007) — Lawyer's Weekly featured Exemplar Law Partners in a Q&A on the front page of the Practice Section. In the interview, An Exemplar team member aswers questions about Exemplar's innovative approach to pricing and customer service. The article also discusses Exemplar's success in the market measured by the overwhelming client response and attraction to the business model.
1/08/07
EXEMPLAR LAW PARTNERS AND WILD WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS ENTER PARTNERSHIP
Organizations team up to help women succeed in business
Boston (January 8, 2007) — Exemplar Law Partners announces that it has entered into a partnership with Wild Women Entrepreneurs (Wild WE), the leading networking organization for women entrepreneurs, to help women entrepreneurs with their legal needs nationwide
As part of the alliance, Exemplar Law, the first law firm in the country to charge on a fixed pricing model, will provide Wild WE Platinum and Gold members discounted services.
“Our goal with this partnership is to provide women access to legal help that they need to be successful,” says Ja-Naé Duane, Wild WE founder and president. “Exemplar Law is a great resource for business women and by setting up this alliance, they will get access to more information that can help them professionally.”
Wild Women Entrepreneurs (http://www.thewildwe.com) is a membership-based organization established in 16 cities throughout North America and Europe, encouraging the more than 4000 women members to reach their full potential in business and in life. Wild WE’s objective is to share the tools, networks, and ideas women need to assume leadership positions and empower women to become fun, fabulous, fearless females.
“We are thrilled to be teaming with Wild Women Entrepreneurs, which is such a respected group,” says Christopher Marston, Esq., president of Exemplar Law. “We look forward to working together to help women achieve their goals and objectives.”
Exemplar Law Partners is an international corporate law firm providing a full range of legal and business solutions to entrepreneurs, corporations, and high net-worth individuals on a fixed price basis.
12/25/06
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION FEATURES EXEMPLAR CEO AS "MAVERICK AT LAW" IN COVER STORY OF LAW PRACTICE MAGAZINE.
Boston (December 25, 2006) — The American Bar Association's latest issue of Law Practice Magazine describes Exemplar CEO, Christopher Marston, as a "Law Maverick" in it's Cover Story on innovation in the legal profession. In recognition of the innovative practices at Exemplar, the article recognizes non-traditional thinkers in the profession that have achieved success in the marketplace.
10/24/06
EXEMPLAR LAUNCHES BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES SEMINAR SERIES
EXEMPLAR Law Partners, LLC is offering office management team leaders an opportunity to participate in a free monthly seminar series addressing changes in business and employment laws that are likely to affect your business!
This seminar series, limited to small groups, will provide insightful information and an opportunity to learn new and creative approaches to meeting your needs for legal consultations and business counseling in a cost-effective manner! We will also have open Q&A sessions.
Exemplar has been recognized for its creative, team approach to identifying and resolving legal issues, with an innovative method for determining legal fees. Exemplar bills on a fixed value price model that eliminates the uncertainties and inefficiencies of the antiquated hourly billing practice. As a result, you can call or meet with our attorneys at any time without having to be concerned about the “meter running.”
Exemplar attorneys have extensive experience and knowledge in all area of corporate law, commercial transaction, contracts, employment issues, intellectual property, real estate development and business litigation. We also offer a unique service guarantee to ensure that you are satisfied with our work and effort on your behalf.
Interested companies are invited to participate in this free seminar series and we welcome the opportunity to meet with you to demonstrate how Exemplar Law Partners, LLC can assist your business in a responsive and cost effective manner.
Guests are welcome to respond to Seminars@Exemplarlaw.com with your name, email or telephone information and preferred participation time.
9/6/06
Lead Story in Inaugural Edition of the College of Law Practice Management 's Online Journal: Exemplar Law Partners
Boston , MA , --- September 6, 2006
The leading story in the first edition of InnovAction, the online publication celebrating innovation in the practice of law is “The Courage to Innovate” by David Maister. Maister, a leading authority on the management of professional service firms writes about Exemplar's CEO, Christopher Marston: “What's remarkable about Marston's initiative – and it is remarkable – is not his creativity, but his courage. He has taken numerous topics that have been extensively discussed for decades in his profession and …he has committed himself and his firm to living the new vision.”
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8/23/06
Fortune Magazine's Innovation Weblog Identifies Exemplar Law Partners as Innovator of the Day.
Boston , MA , --- August 23, 2006
Businessinnovationinsider.com, Fortune Magazine's Weblog, identifies Exemplar Law Partners as an innovative law firm in the posting titled “The death of the billable hour.” In the blog's daily showcase, Exemplar and it's CEO, Christopher Marston are heralded for doing away with the notion of the billable hour and replacing it with a system of fixed price billing, offering their clients a satisfaction guarantee and promoting a “No Grinch” style of legal teamwork.
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6/29/06
Christopher Marston Becomes First “Law” Fellow of VeraSage Institute
Boston , MA ---June 28, 2006---- VeraSage Institute announces the think tank's first fellow representing the legal profession, Christopher Marston. Marston was invited to join VeraSage because he demonstrates innovative practice methods in his firm. A core goal of VeraSage Institute is to end hourly billing by teaching firms how to better understand clients' needs and manage expectations through defining a mutually agreed-upon goal and by pricing work in advance. VeraSage fellows are chosen through their ability to serve as role-models for other professionals. Fellows also personally commit to providing advice, support and guidance to other practitioners who embark on their own journeys to creating better firms.
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6/19/06
Exemplar profiled in Lawyers USA
Boston , MA , June 19, 2006 ---- Exemplar profiled in the premier national legal news source, Lawyers Weekly USA. Entitled, ‘Into the Unknown: A few daring attorneys abandon hourly billing for fixed pricing,' Lawyers Weekly drills home the point that while “legal blogs and professional committees routinely air gripes about hourly billing,” Exemplar's Founder and CEO, Chris Marston, is “among a distinct minority of attorneys trying something new.” Putting clients first, Chris argues that Exemplar's model improves efficiency by removing the “incentive to drag it out,” which is prevalent under the billable model.
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1/19/06
Boston Business Journal interviews Exemplar CEO on Fixed Pricing
The Boston Business Journal interviewed Exemplar CEO Christopher Marston for an upcoming article on the trend in the legal industry towards fixed pricing. Exemplar Law Partners is on the leading edge of the trend and is the first corporate firm in the country to exclusively adopt a fixed-price model. The innovative model responds to the increased needs of clients to have certainty with regard to legal fees and client dissatisfaction with the incentives to over-lawyer matters under the billable hour model.
12/7/05
Exemplar's CEO, Christopher Marston, speaks at the Harvard Club about the Firm of the Future
By special invitation, Christopher Marston presented the business model and philosophy of Exemplar Law Partners to a group of established professionals from many disciplines. This dinner presentation included a discussion of how value pricing is done in professional services, as well as an extensive Q&A session where the professionals in attendance had the opportunity to ask about areas of specific interest to them.
