Archive for May 2012
Happy Birthday to Me
Exactly a half-life ago when I turned 24, I spent my first — and until now– my only birthday away from home. Though I’d spent four years away in college, then three in law school, because an end-of-May-birthday falls between the end of school and start of a summer job or internship or travel, it…
Read MoreThe $100 Start Up Is A Great Read For Lawyer StartUps
Cruising the airport magazine stand while airing for the departure of my flight to London last week, the cover of the Chris Guillebeau’s new book, $100 Start-Up caught my eye. My ipad was already loaded with reading material, including Eric Ries’ Lean Start Up which I’d put off reading for months, so I wasn’t in…
Read MoreWhat Solos Can Learn From Legal Zoom: Value of the Subscription Service
Having been out of the country last week and on travel the week before, I missed out on the legal blogging commentary on the Legal Zoom IPO. But while there’s been passing commentary from observers on how the IPO may impact solos, with the exception of Scott Greenfield (who’s kind of a solo but not…
Read MoreGeorgia Injury & Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Michael Moebes Can’t Find an App, So Builds His Own
This occasional solo profile focuses on Georgia workers’ compensation lawyer, Michael Moebes, who blogs at Georgia Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Blog. Michael is an injury lawyer with a focus on workers’ compensation practicing all over Georgia, but with a primary location is in Atlanta. This quickie interview with Mike came to mind when I read about…
Read MoreJudge Easterbrook Slights Solos – But Solos Also Spite Themselves
Just like comedian Rodney Dangerfield, seems that solo and small lawyers just can’t get no respect from the federal courts. Only the slight to solos by federal judges is no laughing matter not just for us solo and small firm appellate lawyers but more importantly, for our clients. The latest round of elitism and reduced…
Read MoreDo Clients Want to Self-Schedule Appointments With Lawyers?
Despite the proclaimed rise of the DIY-client, seems that many aren’t yet willing to self-schedule an appointment with an attorney. At least, that’s been the experience thus far for several of the lawyers interviewed by the Wisconsin Bar Journal on their experiences with self-scheduling. One North Carolina lawyer, Kellie Mannette reported that while her practice is…
Read MoreMy Avvo Talk: 6 Start-Up Tech Trends That Start-Up Lawyers Need to Connect With Clients
Six Start-Up Technology Trends That Start Up Lawyers Can Use View more presentations from Carolyn Elefant. I’ve uploaded my slide deck from my talk at Avvocating Avvo presentation (with some glitches in the translation) – and you can see my slides (hopefully in better format) and those by the other speakers at Avvo’s Lawyer-nomics Blog.…
Read MoreWho you calling unethical, Warren Boroson? Please stop picking on solo lawyers!
In an era of lawyer bashing,NJ Columnist Warren Boroson’s piece Why Every Middle Class Family Needs a Lawyer could have been an important educational reminder why lawyers still matter. And while in truth, Boroson’s article makes that case, Boroson does a far greater disservice by advising readers to “avoid solo practitioners” when hiring lawyers. Boroson’s…
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