Archive for June 2005
Is Small Always Better?
Stephen Albainy-Jenei of Patent Baristas takes a skeptical look at whether small is the new big for law firms with a discussion of this recent post, Small Is the New Big, at Seth Godin’s blog. Here’s a sampling from Godin’s post: Get Big Fast was the motto for startups, because big companies can go public…
Read MoreI’m guest blogging at law.com!
This week, you can catch a bunch on my posts over at Law.com’s Legal Blog Watch, where I’ll be guest-blogging. Of course, I’ll be straying from my more limited solo and small firm beat to keep consistent Legal Blog Watch’s goal of offering a sampling of what’s happening at the law.com affiliate bloggers’ sites. What…
Read MoreWouldn’t You Love A Ruling Like This?
Wouldn’t you love a ruling like this one where the judge determines that you’ve underbilled and bumps your fees up fourfold?
Read MoreWhat’s In A Name? Not Associates, If They Don’t Work in Your Firm
This article, Mitchell reprimanded by state Supreme Court, Tim Smith, Greenvill News (6/6/05) reports on a decision by the South Carolina Supreme Court publicly reprimanding attorney Theo Mitchell for using the law firm name “Mitchell and Associates” notwithstanding that he he was the sole lawyer in his firm licensed in the state. Mitchell had contended…
Read MoreThoughts from a Portsmouth Solo
This article, Focus on Families, Michael McCord, Sea Coast On Line (5/20/05) contains an interview of Susan Denenberg, a New Hampshire attorney who’s been solo for the bulk of her twenty five year career. Denenberg expresses views that most of us solos understand: Denenberg told the Interview that she realized early on that she was…
Read MoreSupport Freedom of Lawyer Blogging in Kentucky
As discussed here, most of my fellow bloggers have already signed on in support of Ben Cowgill, a solo specializing in legal ethics in Kentucky. Ben’s been dealing with some archane Kentucky ethics laws that, among other things, consider blogs advertising – and charge a $50 fee to review any change to an ad. As…
Read MoreSolos Lead the Way, Again!
Not surprisingly, I’ve always believed that solo and small firm lawyers have been the ground breakers of our profession, from billing practices to advertising to technology. And now, as this article, Lawyers Leap Into Blogosphere acknowleges, we’re setting the pace in blogging as well. As the article state: So far, most blogs have been published…
Read MoreIt’s Cool to Be Solo
SmallFirm Business columnist Kim Fanady writes that it’s cool to be solo, while Susan Cartier-Liebel laments that law school doesn’t teach students about the option solo practice. Which all makes sense, because since when did law schools ever teach how to be cool?
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