Inspiration & Encouragement
If Numbers Won’t Bring Justice, Maybe Names Will
As the saying goes, numbers don’t lie. But numbers don’t always count either. Here’s what I mean. We know that the numbers tell us that millions of Americans can’t find the legal help they need, a shortfall that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. We know that the numbers tell us that discriminatory police practice…
Read MoreCoronavirus: The Journey in the Desert That Will Transform the Legal Profession
Tonight, at sundown, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins. Many of my Jewish friends and colleagues have opted to skip the Passover rituals this year, finding a virtual seder and all the other rigamarole too overwhelming in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. But Passover this year brings me comfort and hope because just as…
Read MoreBecome Cult Hero of Coronavirus Times in Your Community
Decades ago, I attended a lecture series at the National Institute of Health down the street from my house, where the now ubiquitous Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease was one of the speakers. Truth be told, I hardly remember the topic of Fauci’s talk, nor could I…
Read MoreMake Money Mondays: Blinders On
As law firm owners and entrepreneurs, all of us are living under a cloud of unprecedented uncertainty and financial hardship. It’s stressful and scary and if you were to claim otherwise, I’d question your sanity. In the days and months to come, there will be time — plenty of it — to reposition your firm,…
Read MoreA Little Bit of Grace
Since time immemorial, law practice management advisors and business consultants and coaching programs have drummed into law firm owners’ heads the importance of valuing our services. Capturing every last little second of billable time for phone calls and emails by invoicing early and often and accepting electronic payments. Walking the fine line between putting clients…
Read MoreThe Transformational Power of Law Firm Ownership
Back when I started my law firm as a green twenty-something five years out of law school, I invited a partner to lunch who worked at a law firm where I’d coveted a job. Of course, when I was out pounding the pavement for work just a few months before, I’d never have had the…
Read MoreWhat NOT To Do When You Start A Law Firm
Advice on starting a law firm abounds. All across the web – here, here , here or here, you can find all kinds of tips and suggestions and plans on getting started. Have at it. But for today, let’s focus on a different topic: what NOT to do when you start a law firm. 1.…
Read MoreStarting A Law Firm = Life on the Wire
Five years ago, life irrevocably changed when I learned that my beloved husband was diagnosed with brain cancer. In the few seconds that it took the doctor to convey the news, my optimistic plans for my empty-nest future with my husband — working on law-tech projects together (there wasn’t a computer language that my husband…
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