If you think back over decisions you really regret, often the common denominator is that you acted prematurely. That is, you did not allow sufficient time to think about your decision before acting.
Often a person feels that there is no time to think and acquire more facts because someone has set an arbitrary deadline to pressure you into a hasty decision. The pressure may come from an employer, a friend, a Board, law enforcement or a scam business “opportunity”. There is always sufficient time for good advice from a lawyer who knows the subject matter.
Do not start connecting dots before you have collected enough dots to acquire the true picture.
Know who your real “friends” are. Call me before you call HPRP or decide you can talk your way out of a situation without a lawyer. If you are under emotional and time pressure, you are extremely likely to make a decision you will always regret. Asking co-workers, colleagues or friends for legal advice is a mistake. One, they are not lawyers and there is no confidentiality; second, they may or may not, be well intentioned and they usually don’t know what they are talking about.
Every week I hear a new story about a health professional following that free advice to a catastrophic ending.
I have a dollar for every time someone has said to me “I wish I had talked to you first.”
