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    CONCURRING:
    What they're saying —
    ...About Fred Knipe, Humorist to the Legal Profession

    Recent Reviews—
    Click here to see what The New York Law Journal, The Texas Lawyer and others are saying about Dr. Ludiker.

    “We had 900 partners from around the world laughing hard at the end of a long day thanks to Dr. Ludiker and his friend, Fred Knipe."

              Peter Kalis, Chairman and Global Managing Partner

                 K&L Gates

     “Fred -- It really was a coup for us.  As the standing ovation showed, both you and the humor were a smash hit.” 

    John T. Montgomery, Managing Partner

    Ropes & Gray

    "You made our retreat the most memorable we have had ever."

    Barry M. Abelson, Chairman
    Pepper Hamilton

    “On behalf of my partners I wanted to express my appreciation for your very successful dinner presentation at our retreat. I was astonished how quickly you won over an otherwise sceptical crowd and how easily you were able to customize your material to our firm.”

                 W. Iain Scott, Chair and CEO

                 McCarthy Tétrault

    "I thought you were hilarious. Your performance helped make our meetings a big success."

    Ralph H. Baxter, Jr. Chairman and CEO
    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

    “Your presentation to our windup  dinner last Saturday night was an

    impressive example of humor for lawyers. Great preparation, timing and

    wit.”

                   The Honorable Daniel P Hays P.C., Chairman

    Macleod Dixon LLP

     

     

    "Our partners are tough critics and to receive marks of “excellent” and “outstanding” is quite an achievement."
    Mark D. Wasserman , Managing Partner
    Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan
    "A standing ovation from a roomful of lawyers is no small achievement! Your performance at our retreat exceeded our highest expectations, and other law firms need to know how rewarded they will be if they engage your services."
    Angela M. Bradstreet, Managing Partner
    Carroll, Burdick & McDonough
    "Any group of lawyers is a tough crowd - ours is no exception. Your combination of style and wit resonated just perfectly, and I heard rave reviews from colleagues ranging from brand new associates to senior partners."
    Paul Irving, Chief Executive & Managing Partner
    Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
    "You were a unanimous hit."
    Jan K. Guben, Program Chair
    Venable
    "I have never had a more positive response from my partners to a speaker as I received this last weekend."
    Daryle L. Uphoff, Managing Partner
    Lindquist & Vennum
    "I have received many comments after the event indicating that this was the best meeting Hinshaw ever had."
    Paul R. Boken, Executive Managing Director
    Hinshaw & Culbertson (two occasions)
    "Your performance at our retreat was perfect and I can’t imagine what would have suited us better."
    Stephen M. Forte, Managing Partner
    Smith, Gambrell & Russell (two occasions)
    "The comments we received were excellent. It was one of the most enjoyable evenings we have experienced at our Annual Meeting."
    Diane K. Minnich, Executive Director
    Idaho State Bar (two occasions)
    "Ours was no small aspiration, to create an evening which would bring lawyers closer as friends and not just as colleagues. Furthermore, spending money on a comedian was a leap of faith. …We wanted magic. We got it. "
    Brian M. Peters, Chief Executive Officer
    Post & Schell
    "To make a tough crowd of 600 Reed Smith lawyers laugh is not an easy task, and yet you and Dr. Ludiker pulled it off."
    Gregory B. Jordan, Managing Partner
    Reed Smith
    "The written evaluations of your presentation were all of the nature of ‘fantastic’, ‘quite entertaining’, and ‘excellent’."
    Raymond A. Lichtner, Director of Administration
    Poyner & Spruill
    "It is impossible to imagine a speaker who would have been better suited to our needs."
    Richard I. Beattie, Chairman, Executive Committee
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    "Your performance at our retreat was unforgettable. Your humor was brilliant and contained many subtle insights. Frankly, I was astonished and delighted, and I know my colleagues at the firm agree."
    Howard Nemerovski, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin (two occasions)
    "... waves of uproarious laughter from my partners ..."
    Mary Cranston, Managing Partner
    Pilsbury Madison & Sutro
    "... not the tired stuff usually directed at lawyers, but fresh and hilarious insights ... "
    Mark Newell, Partner
    Latham & Watkins
    "After you were done, I received loads of compliments from my partners for my keen insight in selecting you to be our after-dinner speaker. You made me look good, and you will do so for others, as well."
    David J. Hooker, Managing Partner
    Thompson Hine & Flory
    "... Dr. Ludiker has a bright future... we left the dinner with our sides hurting from laughter ..."
    Bob Werner, Managing Partner
    Brown McCarroll & Oaks Hartline (two occasions)

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