Archive for April 2006
Let One Thousand Solo Blogs Bloom!
It’s finally spring in the DC area, the weather is warmer, the azalea’s are blooming and so are the new solo blogs. This time, it’s Ben Cowgill, who already blogs the content laden Legal Ethics who’s started up Solo Blawg, a weblog for lawyers in solo and small firm practice. Ben asks "Is there room…
Read MoreA Public Interest Law Firm Solo
So, you want to work in public interest, but can’t find a position or afford to take one? Why not start your own firm instead, with a public interest firm on the side? That’s what Scott Levine of Aegis Professional Services did as reported in this article, Scott Levine Fulfills dream of starting public interest…
Read MoreNew Solo on A Mission
There’s some nice press here for fellow solo and blogger, Hoosier Lawyer, Steve Terrell. Formerly with big law firm Ice Miller, Terrell has opened his own firm, with this mission: Justice, like quality legal services, should not be only for big corporations and those who can afford the highest-priced lawyers from the biggest firms. During…
Read MoreOutsourcing for Small Firms
This month at Law Practice Today is a roundtable discussion on whether it makes sense for law firms to outsource. The discussion seems geared for larger firms and talk about outsourcing support staff functions as much as legal research and traditional contract lawyering. The issue has another article by Ed Poll on choosing a virtual…
Read MoreWill Your Voice Attract Clients?
Between Lawyers has this discussion over whether lawyers should advertise by voice. Dennis Kennedy writes: It does make sense. If you are hiring a lawyer for his or her advocacy skills, wouldn’t you ideally like to hear (or see) some examples of the lawyer in action? Event planners routinely ask for samples from prospective speakers.…
Read MoreCheerleaders for Solo Practice
I could not resist posting this photo of my very own cheerleaders for solo practice.
Read MoreA $2 Million Reason to Keep Control in the Courtroom
I have a feeling that the state bars will be a little less busy reprimanding lawyers in Staten Island for unprofessional conduct after the decision reported in $2M award yanked after lawyer’s theatrics go too far, (Staten Island Advance 4/7/06). Now that lawyers know that unprofessional remarks can cost them and their clients money, they…
Read MoreA Solo Who Stands Up for the Weak
“Bully my client and I’ll bully you,” may not be his firm’s formal tagline, but that’s the type of service that small firm lawyer Noah Geary delivers, as described in this article Sticking up for the weak: Lawyer Gains Reputation for Taking on Bullies, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (4/9/06). According to the article: A lawyer for 10…
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