Archive for December 2005
Wouldn’t You Like to Be Remembered Like This?
I came across this article, Lawyer killed head-on in accident (12/9/05, NH Republic) about Massachusett criminal defense lawyer Geri Laventis tragic death in a head on car wreck. I did now know her at all, but here is how she was described by her colleagues: Judge William B. McDonough, who presides over Holyoke District Court…
Read MoreReasons to Come Clean
This article, Tiffed by Staff, John Gibeaut (ABA e-Report 12/16/05) shows the benefits of coming clean when you’ve committed an ethical infraction – or even think that you might have committed one. The article describes the case of a Delaware solo real estate lawyer who recently received a public reprimand for mishandling client funds. The…
Read MoreYes, You Can Be A Part Time Shingler
Solo Wannabee wonders whether you can start a law practice part time. Surprisingly, the conventional wisdom on this question is no, that solo practice demands full time commitment to make it and that client demands are full time. But that’s not my view. As I’ve said before, there are as many right ways to hang…
Read MoreMy Shingle Turns Three
Three years ago last night, MyShingle made its entry into the blogworld with this inaugural post and our declaration of intent: We seek to serve a broad audience — solos and small firm lawyers foremost of course, but also lawyers who dream of hanging out a shingle and law students for whom solo and small…
Read MoreDon’t Be An Empty Suit
Every four months for the past fifteen years, I’ve avidly read the Alumni Notes section of my alma mater’s publication,the Cornell Law Forum to see what my classmates have been up to since graduation. In addition to alumni notes, the Forum publishes a couple of articles by professors and students. While some have been moderately…
Read MoreFour Tips to Enhance Your Efficiency
Denise Howell modestly offers some tips to enhance your effiency. They include (1) picking 1-2 devices you like best and consolidate your activities on them (Denise’s personal choices are cell phone and Power Book); (2) get a gmail account to eliminate time spent searching email (Evan Schaeffer endorses the gmail tip also) and (3) make…
Read MoreIs Grant Griffiths Linkbaiting?
Fellow solo and blogger Grant Griffiths has yet another blog, Blogging Tips – and in this post, he blogs about linkbaiting, the practice of writing good content for the sole purpose of attracting links. Grant explains that he links to other posts that offer good content – and he gives some ideas on ways that…
Read MoreBlawg review #35 and Worthless Advice
If you’re not reading the weekly Blawg Review, you should; it’s a great summary of what’s happening in the blawg-o-sphere. This week’s edition Blawg Review #35, hosted by Colin Samuel’s at Infamy and Praise is an especially great example of the Blawg Review genre. One of the items mentioned in Blawg Review that I enjoyed…
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