Archive for March 2006
Counsel on “Of Counsel” Agreements
Frequently, either in emails to this site or on my listserves, I see questions by lawyers asking about “of counsel” arrangements, from how to find these relationships to what kind of contract should be used to memorialize them. So I was happy to see that Dennis Kennedy has done the work for us with this…
Read MoreMore Bar Silliness: Heavy Hitter is Misleading
A Nevada attorney, Glen Lerner, is challenging an ethics decision that prohibits him from calling himself “The Heavy Hitter,” according to this article, Lawyer to Sue Over Heavy Hitter Name. What’s even sillier than the title “Heavy Hitter” is the bar’s reason for banning it: the bar believes that Lerner’s use of the term is…
Read MoreThe Paperless Solo
This article, A small firm’s approach to competition – go paperless (Biz Journal 2/27/06) reports on Baltimore area, solo attorney Adam Spence who’s been able to limit his office to one large file cabinet as a result of his decision to go paperless. The cost – $1300 for a top of the line scanner. Clients’…
Read MoreHost a Happy Hour
Proving that solo and small firm lawyers don’t have a monopoly on good marketing ideas, this Press Release announces Thompson, Hine‘s weekly casual gatherings every Wednesday where “clients, friends of the firm and existing clients” are encouraged to stop in and chat “off the meter.” It’s a neat idea that a solo or small firm…
Read MoreTwo More Niche Practice Ideas
On the surface, the two articles that I’m linking in this post have nothing in common or nothing to do with solo practice. But if you look deeper, you’ll see the obvious connection: both offer ideas for niche practice. This article, Lawyer’s specialty: Advice for gay, unmarried couples, Pittsburgh Post Gazette (2/27/06) describes a biglaw…
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