Contributing to the Communities We Serve
Attorney Nicholas Richardson is a regular contributor to the Schaumburg and Palatine pages of the TribLocal, powered by the Chicago Tribune. Take a look at the links below to read on a variety of issues from customer service to the 2016 Olympics and more like must-see places in the local metro and creating a public relations campaign for your own business.
Looking for a Great Budget Tool? Nick Richardson's Take
8/19/10 Considering I work with disclosure statements and the like almost daily in my 9-5 life, it's not shocking that I use the tools personally as well. I've been using the Disclosure Statement ... MORE
J School Made me a Better Attorney: The Richardsons' Take
7/30/10 Consistently ranked as our country's top journalism or J school at Mizzou, as the University of Missouri is widely known, adheres to the philosophy that the best way ... MORE
5 Restaurant Reviews: The Richardson's Take
6/29/10 The restaurant business makes for some of our favorites shows (Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares & Top Chef), but it's a business that we both know ... MORE
Top of the Rock v. Empire State Building
6/30/10 As a Midwesterner who had never been to NYC until last week, I regard the experience as a must-do at least once. ...MORE
Walking 30 minutes 6 days a week: The Richardsons' Take
4/30/10 This is our goal: walking 30 minutes 6 days a week. It seems so simple, and yet our second week included a few vacation days, so ...MORE
Leaving your four-legged kids at home: The Richardsons’ Take
03/31/10 Despite these challenging economic times, the total U.S. pet industry is estimated at $47.7 billion dollars this year, according to the American Pet Products Association Inc. ...MORE
Are you an OINK or trying OI living?: The Richardsons’ Take 3/12/10 As frugality’s popularity continues to grow, we’re totally on-board with keeping more of our money in our pockets. Last January as DINKs, we keep an eye ...MORE
NickRichardsonLaw.com moves into new office space
02/10/10 After deciding to open his own law office last April after his February layoff, attorney Nick Richardson had little time to plan the launch of his ...MORE
Go to Ming’s Now: The Richardsons’ Take
01/24/10 Takeout Chinese food simply solves the daily question: What’s for dinner? But when our favorite go-to option was sold, and eventually closed, we were left without ...MORE
Brunch—Shaw’s vs. Wildberry: The Richardsons’ Take
01/07/10 Sunday brunch may be my favorite meal, and when I moved from Lincoln Park to Schaumburg, I missed our ritual of Sunday brunch at Stanley’s Kitchen ...MORE
Alumni Sharing Knowledge: The Richardsons’ Take
12/21/09 Everyone can benefit from mentors—regardless of age or position. This year, we’ve gained insight from ours and made educated decisions as a result. Over the last ... MORE
Shameless, we know: The Richardsons’ Take
12/14/09 At first, it felt weird and uncomfortable. It felt wrong, but the more we did it, the easier it got. What in the world are we ... MORE
Anthem Grill: The Richardsons’ Take
12/07/09 As stated before: we love going out to eat. And, we also love convenience. So when Anthem Grill opened up at 704 W. Euclid Ave., in ... MORE
Love your librarian: The Richardsons’ Take
12/01/09 This recession has made frugality and budgets cool—for the first time we can remember. Personally, I no longer groan and fight Nick to sit down and ... MORE
Excellent Customer Service: The Richardsons' Take
11/23/09 In our bigger-better-obsessed culture, it seems like everyone has less time to simply "be nice" to other people. We hear, "I'm so busy" so often that ... MORE
One necessity you never want to use: The Richardsons' Take
11/20/09 Pre-surgery my nurse kindly asked, "Do you have a living will?" and I naively responded, "No, I don't have anything of value." As a recent grad ... MORE
How to be a good host: The Richardsons' Take
11/13/09 Whether we like it or not, we're all put into the host or hostess role at some point, perhaps at home for out-of-town company or in ... MORE
New-to-us Restaurants: The Richardsons’ Take
10/30/09 The name-Hungry-makes sense, and we're actually surprised we haven't seen it used by another restaurant before, but I wonder how many people have given Hungry Restaurant ... MORE
Not doing PR for your business? Start NOW: The Richardsons' Take
10/23/09 Nick half heartedly jokes that the University of Missouri's Journalism School, www.journalism.missouri.edu, was harder than law school. But for a program ... MORE
5 reasons to open your home to a stranger: The Richardsons' Take
10/16/09 As a neophyte host family, we were extremely apprehensive about opening our home to a German visitor through Schaumburg's Sister Cities program. In fact, I only ... MORE
Westwood Tap & Tavern: The Richardsons and Mathias’ Take
10/12/09 The latest restaurant at 1385 N Meacham Road is the third to occupy this space since we've been in Schaumburg. And since we're still hosting Mathias ... MORE
Our German Exchange Adult: The Richardsons’ Take
10/05/09 Since Thursday night, we've been playing host to Mathias Schlautkötter, a 21-year-old firefighter from the Schaumburg region in Germany ... MORE
Divided over the big O-The Richardsons' Take
09/28/09 We are a house divided-divided over the 2016 Summer Olympics that is. Nick doesn't want the big O, and the very thought of hearing, "And the ... MORE
Dining Out & Saving-The Richardsons' Take
09/21/09 We love eating out. Beyond not having to think about what's on hand, eating out provides a momentary escape from the daily grind. But now that ... MORE
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