Andy Fowler

Managing Attorney, Fowler St. Clair. Father of 4 boys. HS Track and XC Coach.

[Andy Fowler @AndyMFowler]

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[Rob Freund @RobertFreundLaw]

Here's a case that shows how one word can make a huge difference in a contract.

Dimebag Darrell's trust sued Dean Guitars for using Dime's likeness and endorsement after the licensing agreement ended.

Long story short, Dean Guitars won because the agreement required ceasing production of the endorsed guitars upon "termination," not "termination or expiration."

The agreement expired; it was never terminated. That single drafting choice cost the Trust its core contract breach theory.

This is a pet issue of mine, but: if you "save $800/hr on legal drafting fees" by having Claude write your contracts, are you going to catch that "or expiration" is missing?

Maybe you would, maybe not.

Maybe it will never matter. But it when it does, that $800/hr will have been worth it.

[Andy Fowler @AndyMFowler]

@SawyerMerritt I really liked Apple CarPlay. Then I bought a Tesla. Haven’t missed it once.

[Andy Fowler @AndyMFowler]

Today is Orthodox Easter.

“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life.”

[Andy Fowler @AndyMFowler]

@realEstateTrent When my kids played little league, the local ball field had a sign facing the bleachers that said “Parents Relax. No college scholarships are being given away today.”

[Rob Freund @RobertFreundLaw]

Everything that everyone in every job can do in front of a computer, AI can appear to do right now.

People pick lawyers for the example because lawyers are a generally unlikeable bunch and because people think we went to school to unlock the paywalled Dictionary expansion pack.

[SMB Attorney @SMB_Attorney]

Zillow didn’t make realtors obsolete. If anything, it reinforced their value.

The tech to cut out advisors has existed for years. Contracts are standardized. Information is everywhere.

But at a certain price point, the stakes get too high to go it alone.

That’s where experience, relationships, and negotiation matter. Things technology can’t replace.

There’s a bigger lesson here, especially right now.

[Andy Fowler @AndyMFowler]

Seeing more and more of the MSO model with law firms

[Phoenix Business Journal @phxbizjournal]

With the separation of the Valley law firm's legal services and back-office operations, Brandon Rafi remains sole owner of the law firm and majority owner of the services business. https://t.co/YsVj4J9LFD

[Andy Fowler @AndyMFowler]

FSD saved my wife from a bad collision last month. Got a green arrow to turn left in a large intersection. FSD came to a sudden stop mid turn. My wife thought FSD was glitching and went to disengage. Suddenly, a car, perpendicular to her, ran the red light and blew by in front of her.

[Andy Fowler @AndyMFowler]

Has your current firm been transparent about partnership and what that looks like? Sounds like you may have built significant good will with your current firm. Law firms (like any business) like to keep good people, particularly people that want to be there. Bring them into the conversation.

[Andy Fowler @AndyMFowler]

Feels like every billable hour I save my client by integrating AI into my practice is offset by my time fixing their misuse of AI.

[Andy Fowler @AndyMFowler]

Asked my sons to define “Chopped Unc.�� I was simultaneously amused to learn the meaning and horrified to learn that I am too old to be one.

[Andy Fowler @AndyMFowler]

@realEstateTrent Exercise

[Rob Freund @RobertFreundLaw]

Suing ChatGPT for the unlicensed practice of law after it gave awful legal advice is sad and very funny at the same time.

And guess who the plaintiff hired to sort this out? Not another AI, but Sidley Austin.

Jobs are still looking pretty safe from where I'm sitting.

[Keeks 🦋 @DietCoke_Esq]

If you replace your transactional attorney with AI, call me in six (6) months when you need a litigator

[Andy Fowler @AndyMFowler]

How long until Optimus can run with me and carry my water on long run day?

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

Tesla’s Optimus robot demonstrating its new running ability at 50% speed and 25% speed.

[Nick Rishwain @NickJRishwain]

This also applies to LegalTech. Lawyers will request every feature. They are not all needed.

[Andy Fowler @AndyMFowler]

If this doesn’t amp you up about the future nothing will. What a privilege it is to witness such things.

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

NEWS: Tesla has released the video of a Model Y delivering itself to a real customer’s house today!

[Andy Fowler @AndyMFowler]

@tawillionaire Hope you brought cash

[Lance Lambert @NewsLambert]

The share of U.S. disposable income going towards U.S. mortgage payments:

Q4 2007 —> 9.0%

Q4 2024 —> 5.8%

Chart via @ResidentialClub