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NO. 1 PRESIDENT VS. MEDIA – HOW JFK WON OVER THE MEDIA ©

Photography by Pete Linforth

Featured Photograph by Pete Linforth

(Here at Precocious Life we hope that you will read the entire speech for it stands among his greatest but if not here is our “Precocious Cliff Note” version, a 2-minute read)

Visceral combativeness between the Press and the President has become commonplace in our world today to the point that it seems impossible for a Chief Executive to achieve anything significant (except for issues like relief for the Hurricane Harvey victims). So, we here at Precocious Life couldn’t help but ask ourselves;

Is this really necessary? Could this perhaps have been avoided?

Short Answer –  No and Yes

Which President has had the best rapport with the press? This one isn’t even a close call, it’s JFK. Not only did he win the Election because of the first Presidential televised debate but he understood the power of the media.

After all, his brother in law, Peter Lawford was a Hollywood Movie Star and in his earlier days he spent much time there as a single Bachelor rubbing elbows and it never ended.

President John F. Kennedy sails with his brother-in-law, Peter Lawford (left), aboard the United States Coast Guard yacht "Manitou" off the coast of Johns Island, Maine. - August 12, 1962
President John F. Kennedy sails with his brother-in-law, Peter Lawford (left), aboard the United States Coast Guard yacht “Manitou” off the coast of Johns Island, Maine. – August 12, 1962

So, he understood perhaps better than any other President before him the critical necessity of getting the media endeared to him and on his agenda. He had none of the issues with the media that Presidents do today but neither has any other President approached them the way he did.

But what we want to highlight here is the ingenuity and the incredibly intelligent way he went about this. Take a look at how he accomplished this right after being inaugurated as President.
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“DEFINING A WIN IN LITIGATION” BY FRANK RAMOS, GUEST AUTHOR PRECOCIOUS LIFE©

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Anyone who is a member of Precocious Life family knows two things about us – Content & Value.

This is who we are and most of you also know that we practice international law although we do not advertise this on our Precocious Life© site. Still, we receive so much communication from the legal site from various Lawyers around the world who write regularly and who also are motivated to share and inspire helpful hints rather than to ‘advertise’ their Firm or themselves.

Frank Ramos is just such one of these rare exceptional ones who is always distributing helpful hints,  stories and sound Legal guidance for the younger generation of attorneys out there who are in desperate need of ‘mentoring’; in short Frank is one of our “Precocious Favorites” so we wanted to give our Precocious Life members his interesting and outstanding views on various topics that face our legal world today.

Frank is a well respected Attorney & Partner in the Law firm of  Clarke Silverglate in Miami. So whether you are a seasoned veteran of our world of Jurisprudence or just starting out it is our Pleasure to share Franks truly interesting, inspirational, informative and ‘Precocious Legal Tip of the Week’ with you.

Frank Ramos, Esquire
Frank Ramos, Esquire

“DEFINING A WIN IN LITIGATION” BY FRANK RAMOS, GUEST AUTHOR PRECOCIOUS LIFE©

The following statement may come as a surprise from a trial lawyer but I hate lawsuits. Corporate America asks our firm to represent them when they are sued in commercial, employment, and personal injury matters. Some cases have merit. Some don’t. But as a whole and after all considered I find them terribly ineffective to resolve disputes. They are time-consuming. They are expensive. They are confrontational. Personalities and egos get in the way. Misunderstandings devolve into nasty e-mails and even a nastier motion practice. I’m a cost center to my clients. I don’t make them money. I only cost them money.

So What’s the Answer? Is there an Alternative?

Short Answer – Yes, there is but first let’s go back and start at the beginning. Continue reading ““DEFINING A WIN IN LITIGATION” BY FRANK RAMOS, GUEST AUTHOR PRECOCIOUS LIFE©”

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CONTRACTS – THIS ONE SIMPLE WORD MAY SAVE YOU HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ©

Photo by Vladislav Reshetnyak

Feature Photo by Vladislav Reshetnyak

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Indemnification Clauses – What are they? Well, here is a standard “IC” Clause you might expect to see in any variety of contracts;

“Seller; Agrees to indemnify, compensate Buyer for all expenses and hold Buyer harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses and/or expenses including Attorney’s fees made suffered and/or incurred by any person, entity, governmental body (Yawn) not a party to this agreement and asserted against Buyer or its associates, employees or agents, warranty or covenant or the performance or non-performance of Buyer’s obligations under this contract”:

Looks Pretty Good Right? Let’s Look again and take this Language to its Logical conclusion.

You Buy a product, you use it, it is defective and you are sued for the use of this. What do you do next? You are covered, right? Isn’t the Seller supposed to indemnify you?

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