http://myshingle.com/2006/06/articles/myshingle-solo/ed-poll-stands-up-for-solos/ Great Things Come in Small [Law] Practices! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://myshingle.com/2006/06/articles/myshingle-solo/ed-poll-stands-up-for-solos/comment-page-1/#comment-1870 RJON@HowToMakeItRain.com Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:24:26 +0000 http://174.120.83.8/~sh1ngl3/545/ed-poll-stands-up-for-solos/#comment-1870 In a previous comment, I made the statement that I thought all the broughaha about the big bad NY bar was & still is an OVERREACTION. I pointed out that if an attorney's practice is so dependent on creating false expectations, showing cheesy courtroom settings to impress prospective new clients and tricking people into reading their ads through the use of pop-ups, then s/he has bigger problems to worry about than the new bar rules. I also indicated that while I share some concerns about the new rules (accurate & verifiable testimonials, meta tags, etc.)I can't pretend I don't also undertand where the bar might be coming from. In other words, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar & not EVERYTHING that the bar does is intended to screw solos. I began my career as a solo & have helped hundreds of other solos attract alot of high-quality work, without worrying about how to "circumvent" any rules. The fact of the matter is that in almost every market all over the country, there are solos who are making alot more money than their peers, doing good work for appreciative clients. We don't waste alot of time worrying about technical bar rules in our respective states (Note: NY is just beginning to catch up to most other states.) Instead we are in compliance with bar rules, because we focus on the ethical & professional work of helping clients with important problems, find real solutions to those problems. I have alot of respect for Ed Poll & know he has several useful programs that will help teach a lawyer who never learned anything in law school about how to market a small law firm. So do a number of others, including me. But I seriously doubt Mr. Poll or anyone else would be too thrilled about the prospect of being known as the LPM who helps his/her clients to stay in the trenches. Rather, my purpose in making my earlier comment was to point out to any solos who are tired of crawling around "in the trenches", that there is a better way. Respectfully, In a previous comment, I made the statement that I thought all the broughaha about the big bad NY bar was & still is an OVERREACTION.
I pointed out that if an attorney’s practice is so dependent on creating false expectations, showing cheesy courtroom settings to impress prospective new clients and tricking people into reading their ads through the use of pop-ups, then s/he has bigger problems to worry about than the new bar rules.
I also indicated that while I share some concerns about the new rules (accurate & verifiable testimonials, meta tags, etc.)I can’t pretend I don’t also undertand where the bar might be coming from. In other words, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar & not EVERYTHING that the bar does is intended to screw solos.
I began my career as a solo & have helped hundreds of other solos attract alot of high-quality work, without worrying about how to “circumvent” any rules.
The fact of the matter is that in almost every market all over the country, there are solos who are making alot more money than their peers, doing good work for appreciative clients. We don’t waste alot of time worrying about technical bar rules in our respective states (Note: NY is just beginning to catch up to most other states.) Instead we are in compliance with bar rules, because we focus on the ethical & professional work of helping clients with important problems, find real solutions to those problems.
I have alot of respect for Ed Poll & know he has several useful programs that will help teach a lawyer who never learned anything in law school about how to market a small law firm. So do a number of others, including me. But I seriously doubt Mr. Poll or anyone else would be too thrilled about the prospect of being known as the LPM who helps his/her clients to stay in the trenches. Rather, my purpose in making my earlier comment was to point out to any solos who are tired of crawling around “in the trenches”, that there is a better way.
Respectfully,

]]> http://myshingle.com/2006/06/articles/myshingle-solo/ed-poll-stands-up-for-solos/comment-page-1/#comment-6697 RJON@HowToMakeItRain.com Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:24:00 +0000 http://174.120.83.8/~sh1ngl3/545/ed-poll-stands-up-for-solos/#comment-6697 In a previous comment, I made the statement that I thought all the broughaha about the big bad NY bar was & still is an OVERREACTION. I pointed out that if an attorney's practice is so dependent on creating false expectations, showing cheesy courtroom settings to impress prospective new clients and tricking people into reading their ads through the use of pop-ups, then s/he has bigger problems to worry about than the new bar rules. I also indicated that while I share some concerns about the new rules (accurate & verifiable testimonials, meta tags, etc.)I can't pretend I don't also undertand where the bar might be coming from. In other words, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar & not EVERYTHING that the bar does is intended to screw solos. I began my career as a solo & have helped hundreds of other solos attract alot of high-quality work, without worrying about how to "circumvent" any rules. The fact of the matter is that in almost every market all over the country, there are solos who are making alot more money than their peers, doing good work for appreciative clients. We don't waste alot of time worrying about technical bar rules in our respective states (Note: NY is just beginning to catch up to most other states.) Instead we are in compliance with bar rules, because we focus on the ethical & professional work of helping clients with important problems, find real solutions to those problems. I have alot of respect for Ed Poll & know he has several useful programs that will help teach a lawyer who never learned anything in law school about how to market a small law firm. So do a number of others, including me. But I seriously doubt Mr. Poll or anyone else would be too thrilled about the prospect of being known as the LPM who helps his/her clients to stay in the trenches. Rather, my purpose in making my earlier comment was to point out to any solos who are tired of crawling around "in the trenches", that there is a better way. Respectfully, In a previous comment, I made the statement that I thought all the broughaha about the big bad NY bar was & still is an OVERREACTION.
I pointed out that if an attorney’s practice is so dependent on creating false expectations, showing cheesy courtroom settings to impress prospective new clients and tricking people into reading their ads through the use of pop-ups, then s/he has bigger problems to worry about than the new bar rules.
I also indicated that while I share some concerns about the new rules (accurate & verifiable testimonials, meta tags, etc.)I can’t pretend I don’t also undertand where the bar might be coming from. In other words, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar & not EVERYTHING that the bar does is intended to screw solos.
I began my career as a solo & have helped hundreds of other solos attract alot of high-quality work, without worrying about how to “circumvent” any rules.
The fact of the matter is that in almost every market all over the country, there are solos who are making alot more money than their peers, doing good work for appreciative clients. We don’t waste alot of time worrying about technical bar rules in our respective states (Note: NY is just beginning to catch up to most other states.) Instead we are in compliance with bar rules, because we focus on the ethical & professional work of helping clients with important problems, find real solutions to those problems.
I have alot of respect for Ed Poll & know he has several useful programs that will help teach a lawyer who never learned anything in law school about how to market a small law firm. So do a number of others, including me. But I seriously doubt Mr. Poll or anyone else would be too thrilled about the prospect of being known as the LPM who helps his/her clients to stay in the trenches. Rather, my purpose in making my earlier comment was to point out to any solos who are tired of crawling around “in the trenches”, that there is a better way.
Respectfully,

]]>