| Putting together this Fifth Edition of The Partnership Book was a surprisingly big, and humbling, job. Without the help of many people, we would have produced a less thorough and less readable book, and had much less fun preparing it. So our gratitude and thanks to the following friends: |
| First, we want to express our deep appreciation for the labors of Terri Hearsh, who laid out the manuscript with professional skill and a keen editor's eye. Next, to Kit Duane, an excellent editor, superb writer and great friend. Moving on, several lawyer friends and partnership experts who graciously gave us considerable time to discuss what they (and we) have learned about partnerships: Lawrence A. Baskin, of Krause & Baskin, San Rafael, California; Ted Lyman and Dick Duane, of Duane, Lyman & Seltzer, Berkeley, California; Hayden Curry, Oakland, California; Marvin Cherrin, Oakland, California; Tom Fike, Oakland, California; and Steve Antler, Fort Bragg, California. And several business friends who also greatly aided us in updating our understanding of partnerships: Ray Castor, Carla Jupiter, Steve Clifford and Carol Kizziah. Also of great help have been the many thoughtful readers who've written us of their experiences forming partnerships. We've used many of these readers' suggestions to expand and deepen our coverage of partnership concerns in this edition. |
| Next, we want to thank our wonderful gang at Nolo Press, a truly unique place to work. Even though we've grown too large to acknowledge the names of each of Nolo's over seventy employees, each one is part of the Nolo family and contributes to making Nolo work. Collectively, they make it possible for us to bring you this book. In addition, we want to specifically thank a few Noloids who personally assisted with the editing and preparation of previous editions of the manuscript: Stephanie Harolde, Tony Mancuso, Barbara Hodovon and Ann Heron. |
| Finally, we want to express our continued appreciation to those who helped us on previous editions: Bill Petrocelli, Marilyn Putnam, Brad Bunin, Patti Unterman, Chris Cunningham, Christie Rigg, Walter Warner, John Larimore and two partnership experts for suggestions for improvements to the second editionRoger Pritchard, a Berkeley, California small business advisor, and Attorney Elisse Brown of Oakland. And maniacal thanks to our favorite sharp-penciled accountants: Margot Miller, of San Francisco, tax expert for small business owners; Bernard "Bear" Kamoroff, author of |
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