Inspiration & Encouragement

By now, longtime readers know the story of MyShingle.  Back in 2002, I was a 30-something law firm owner hell-bent on spreading the gospel that law firm ownership was an option for anyone anyone with a law degree whether they’d always dreamed of starting a firm or never considered it but felt they had no…

This year, the Jewish holiday of Hanukah arrives early on the secular calendar, just a few days on the heels of Thanksgiving.  Which makes this year perfect to reprise one of my favorite posts here at MyShingle.  Enjoy! Behold the Menurkey. Part Menorah, part Turkey, the Menurkey commemorates the intersection of Thanksgiving and Hanukah, two…

Some say entrepreneurs are born, not made.  I disagree.  Even if you don’t have an entrepreneurial bone in your body, you can start and run your own law firm if you can train yourself to make these ten key mindset shifts.  Here’s goes: Accountability. Whether at a job or in law school, you had external…

One of the principal reasons that many lawyers decide against starting a law firm is fear.  That’s not surprising, because it’s only natural to fear the unknown.  In fact, if a lawyer isn’t even a little bit nervous starting a firm, they may not have thought it through seriously enough.   To be sure, as a…

If you’ve just read this article’s title, you’re probably racking your brain trying to figure out what the heck a lowly solo practitioner like me can teach you about succeeding as a law firm associate. After all, you probably think that most solos simply churn out form documents for simpleton clients who need help with…

Seven years ago, I had my last real conversation with my beloved husband before the brain tumor that we would learn about ten days later wreaked havoc on his beautiful mind and eventually took his life.  There’s so much I wish I had told him then, and so much more that’s transpired in the past…