Our Whole Industry Is Built on Communication

It was the late 1990s, and my uncle was showing me how he played bridge on some Internet thing. He and Warren Buffett were partners.

Family legend says my uncle and he were friends since the ’50s, and when Buffett became CEO of Berkshire Hathaway in 1970-with Class A stock under $50-he apparently gifted my uncle two shares.

Fast forward to this week: Buffett stunned the business world. He’s stepping down as CEO at the end of 2025, wrapping up a wild 60-year run.

Today, a single share of Class A is worth over $700,000.

That growth hasn’t been just about Buffett’s brilliant investing, either.

He himself credits his success to knowing how to get his ideas across, and one of his best lines isn’t about stocks. It’s about words:

✏️ “If you can’t communicate, it’s like winking at a girl in the dark—nothing happens. You can have all the brainpower in the world, but you have to be able to transmit it. And the transmission is communication.”

For lawyers and law students, this stuff matters most!!

Our whole industry is built on communication. We don’t just write. We advocate. We explain. We persuade. Our clients’ futures ride on our words.

Ever feel like you’re “winking in the dark” with your legal writing? You’re not alone. But you don’t have to stay there.

🔹 I’m building a legal writing course to help you write with the clarity and confidence Buffett champions.

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💌 Amanda

P.S. At some point, my uncle gifted one of the two shares to my dad’s sister, and when she died, it passed into his estate. And so the family lore continues…