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"Some of the decisions we have to make daily in the practice and in the business and administrative aspects of the firm can be difficult. They may be difficult because they are unique, because they involve consequences to people for whom we are responsible, because they may affect us monetarily, because they may cause pain to one person or another, or because the consequence of the decision may affect positively or negatively the reputation of the firm or an individual. Or they may just be very hard to figure out, either intellectually, or in terms of identifying the premises from which to reason, or because they have to balance all of the above.

Here are some tests that may be helpful. All tests are not applicable to all decisions. But if a possible solution does not measure up to an applicable test, it is probably not the best one."