Interview with:Fabrizio Messano [fabro]
PROFESSION
 | What is your profession? What is your title printed on your business card? Tech, Internet and Intelectual Property oriented Lawyer |
LAW
| What did you study? What did you specialize in? Internet, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Privacy, eGov, Media, Family Law, Labour Law. |
| What has been your professional experience in the arena of law? How long have you been in the profession? Been entering the field for about 5 years and actively working on it for since 2007. |
| Are there any links we can follow to see something more about you? www.fder.edu.uy
twitter @drfabro |
| What types of cases interest you most? Anything that's more thinking than just "judicial lawyering". |
| How do clients find you? Why do you think they choose you? I think mouth to mouth is the most common. The choose me because I'm sort of an expert in my field, and they feel safe with that. |
| How do you set your rates? Does it have to do with time commitment , what is at stake, or with the financial ability of the client? Mostly the latter, but some with how much knowledge it requires. |
| How do you sell a client on the strategy you develop for litigation? I tell him everything straigh forward. No lies, no BS. |
| Clients can sometimes be emotionally upset. How do you get them to adopt a realistic and rational attitude? I try to comfort them. Part of the job description is to be a shoulder and an ear. |
| What do you do when your gut says your client is lying to you? I ask him right away. |
| Have you ever defended someone's innocence while knowing with certainty that he/she was really guilty? Fortunately no. |
| What reasons would you have for not taking on a case? How would you justify it? It should be evident to me that (s)he is up to no good with that action. |
| What strategy is usually effective, an aggressive and intimidating one, or one that seeks a reasonable compromise? I always try to come to a middle point, where everyone ends up more satisfied (regardles that it may make me earn less money). |
| Is it important to know beforehand the personality and habits of the judge that is going to decide the case? No. |
| Is courage needed to practice your profession? Always. |
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