Comments on: Contact

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:55:00 +0000

I am so sorry I am only responding to this now. I am sorry about the slight to Buffalo – I had just tossed in any city that was outside of NY. I have worked with many Buffalo firms and it is a great city with lots of legal talent. I didn’t mean a slight at all.

By: Emfwave

Emfwave — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:52:00 +0000

Hi Carolyn -

Just wanted to say that your blog is great! Great content, great tone, and great discussion. Thanks for your hard work in keeping this blog going! I’ve added it to my list of legal must-reads.

-Michelle (soon to be hanging my own shingle)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:14:00 +0000

Carolyn,

Any thoughts on Law.com eliminating the “Small Firm” category?

By: Patrick Kane

Patrick Kane — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:54:00 +0000

Carolyn

Thank you for informing me about Ekaterina Schoenefeld and her victory in A Solo Fought the Law and the Solo Won! NY Jud. Code 470 Found Unconstitutional! In reading your post, I found your February 15, 2010 post about Ms. Schoenefeld. In that post you wrote, “A fly by night lawyer from Buffalo…”As a practicing lawyer in Florida who is licensed in New York and a native son of the “Queen City on Lake Erie,” I take umbrage at that statement. I am sure that New Jersey has its share of “fly by night attorneys.”I had the priviledge to practice law in Buffalo and I know that the legal talent there is second to none. Two former presidents, Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland, practiced law in Buffalo. The firm that Grover Cleveland founded is still in business today.I enjoy your blog. You provide an incredible service to solo & small firm attorneys. Patrick Kane

By: Tunester

Tunester — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:46:00 +0000

Carolyn - First, great blog! I’m not an attorney but have been developing a business concept that would require me to partner with an attorney. I see that DC is the only entity in the US that allows non-attorneys to own part (25%) of a legal firm. Do you know of any DC firms that have non-attorney investors? I assume they would be primarily “silent” partners. My business model would require me to be an active partner bringing and managing significant technology/marketing tools in the venture. Have you heard of any firms with this kind of active partnership?
Keep up the good work.
Tunester

By: Beware of Westlaw

Beware of Westlaw — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:34:00 +0000

After spending 12 years at big law firms, I decided to open a solo practice. I love it! However, there are some shady vendors out there. Case in point: Westlaw. I got a competitive deal from them and signed up for a 3-year contract. In my first month of the service, I did a few searches on their public records database, which was out of my plan. When I got the bill, I was shocked: $4,000!!!!! I didn’t even need to do the searches. I did them to confirm info I already had. When I explained this to Westlaw, they refused to give me a full refund. Instead, they are offering me a $3,000 refund, provided I now add hundreds of dollars a month in services to my plan. This would make John Gotti proud!

By: JUAN BAUTISTA LUQUI

JUAN BAUTISTA LUQUI — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:32:00 +0000

Good afternoon a lawyer of the Argentina and am interested in contacting a lawyer in the United States. The reason is that I am preparing my dissertation and I need information on how the judicial system in the United States. You can write to juanba@estudioluqui.com.ar to contact me. Thank you Juan Bautista Luqui

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:25:00 +0000

Does anyone know of anything new or follow-up on the NJ Bonafide Office rule excluding the use of a virtual office. I have read the orginal ruling and posting and comments on this blog but most are over a year old. Exacting how this ruling been interpreted?

By: NJLaywer

NJLaywer — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:22:00 +0000

Carolyn,

I think Joseph Rakofsky is looking for a new lawyer. Check out this odd Craig’s List Ad: http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/lgl/2470362148.html

Attorney of Record in NY (Trial Lawyer…MUST READ BELOW)

Date: 2011-06-30, 9:00AM EDTReply to: job-zkvsq-2470362148@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

In your reply, please acknowledge the points listed below. ($200 a month plus $150 per Court Appearance.)1) This is a Defamation case that was filed only a couple of months ago; it is brand new. If the case survives the motions to dismiss, I assume it will be 2 or 3 years before it is over. There are many, many defendants and once they learn who the lawyer is who I will hire as the Attorney of Record, they will almost certainly engage in character assassination of that person and attempt to ruin that lawyer’s reputation on the Internet. I do not know for a fact that this will happen, but I believe that it is a possibility.2) The lawyer should be EXTREMELY aggressive in the Court room. It is helpful if you have experience in Defamation. Obviously, trial lawyers who intimately know the CPLR will be the strongest candidates.3) Please, no resumes. Just briefly tell me about your experience.4) While I will be responsible for most of the drafting, I will have legal and procedural questions that I could need you to answer. You will also need to proof read our documents.5) You must become an expert in my case. You must know all of the defendants, all of their arguments, etc. Thank you.

By: Nicole Bettinger

Nicole Bettinger — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:39:00 +0000

Hi Carolyn,
I am really interested in your book, but I am having some problems to get it in Germany. Is it available as eBook?
Thanks
Nicole Bettinger