Competent, Compassionate, and Cost Effective Legal Services in and around Cass County
Welcome to Hoefle Law, LLC
Cass County based attorney T.R. Hoefle is here to serve you. Look to Hoefle Law and T.R. Hoefle to provide the experience, compassion, dedication and service you need and expect for your legal matter. You can expect personal, prompt and professional advice from us.
Do you want a Bulldog Lawyer or
BULLDOG LAWYER
Let’s face it, bulldogs don’t always make the best, most logical decisions. Bulldogs will growl at the television, attack the vacuum cleaner, bark indiscriminately, and tear the heads off of your kids’ stuffed animals for no obvious reason. Bulldogs will do things because they can be done without stopping to consider whether they should be done.
That mindset is not always the best in cases where the parties have deep emotional investments. When the stakes and the hourly rate you are paying are that high, do you really want someone who is, metaphorically speaking, going to be so busy trying to protect you from your Roomba that they miss a burglar making off with your television set?
While aggressive and tenacious, “Bulldog” attorneys can easily create problems. If you let them, a “Bulldog” attorney will spend thousands of dollars of your money fighting over hundreds of dollars of assets. If you let them, a “Bulldog” attorney will file motions that don’t help your cause and only create more cost for you. If you let them, a “Bulldog” attorney will be so preoccupied with winning an insignificant issue that they’re not prepared for the real, important battle. If you let them, a “Bulldog” attorney will never be a level-headed voice of reason who wants to help you move on to your new and better life.
NON-BULLDOG LAWYER
If you read the history of boxing, you might learn that, during his 1974 fight with George Foreman, the legendary boxer, Muhammad Ali, introduced a new technique. This technique emphasized the incredible importance of knowing when to make specific, deliberate moves in order to truly maximize their effectiveness. During the Rumble in the Jungle, Ali systematically dismantled the unbeaten, heavy-hitting Foreman using what The Greatest dubbed the rope-a-dope style. With this approach, rather than
attacking or counterattacking every time Foreman went on the offensive, Ali absorbed repeated, but largely insignificant blows while waiting for the opportune moment to strike. The result was that the more aggressive, less discriminating pugilist exhausted himself and, when the time was right, The People’s Champ unloaded on his opponent.
I liken this to playing Chess and not Chekcers, thinking ahead to help you get the best results.
At Hoefle Law, the belief is that the attorney to retain is the one who develops clear, concise, and well-reasoned arguments, but puts the client’s interests, including a quick and efficient resolution, ahead of his desire to win. They appreciate the value of reasonable settlement and have the confidence to negotiate without undue drama. They guide clients to safe harbors through the perils and emotional storms of litigation while bulldog attorneys stir the seas of discontent and unnecessarily drive up attorney’s fees and emotional costs.