Clients in the Trenches are incredibly short sighted when they first enter the Trenches. It's understandable, actually. Our clients are flooded with emotion. They are overwhelmed with unfamiliar feelings, navigating unknown territory. Their lives are turned upside down. They don't understand what comes next and what the future will bring. They are focused on the here and now. The future is something of which they catch a fleeting glance, and sometimes can touch. Usually, however, clients new to the Trenches find it hard to map a course for the rest of their lives. That's where we come in. Those of us who toil in the Trenches are the cartographers for our clients, looking into their futures and mapping a course to get them there. Like all cartographers, we are drawing something most people can't see but must trust that the cartographer charts the map accurately. Lawyers in the Trenches help our clients plot a course from A to B; even though the clients don't know if the map is accurate, they need to trust the skill of the cartographer and follow its course until they can see the path clearly for themselves. If they don't, they need a new map and a new cartographer. Here in the Trenches.
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