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For those who’ve sent me a website to be added to the list of "Other Shingles," I’m a little behind.  I hope to have the next batch up by the weekend.

Stephen Albainy-Jenei of Patent Baristas takes a skeptical look at whether small is the new big for law firms with a discussion of this recent post, Small Is the New Big, at Seth Godin’s blog.  Here’s a sampling from Godin’s post: Get Big Fast was the motto for startups, because big companies can go public…

This week, you can catch a bunch on my posts over at Law.com’s Legal Blog Watch, where I’ll be guest-blogging.  Of course, I’ll be straying from my more limited solo and small firm beat to keep consistent Legal Blog Watch’s goal of offering a sampling of what’s happening at the law.com affiliate bloggers’ sites. What…

This article, Mitchell reprimanded by state Supreme Court, Tim Smith, Greenvill News (6/6/05) reports on a decision by the South Carolina Supreme Court publicly reprimanding attorney Theo Mitchell for using the law firm name “Mitchell and Associates” notwithstanding that he he was the sole lawyer in his firm licensed in the state.  Mitchell had contended…

I’ve just added another dozen or so new names to the list of "Other Shingles."  It sometimes takes some time for them to appear.  But if you’ve submitted your name and don’t see it on the list by tomorrow evening, shoot me another email with your information.  Also, please let me know if there are…

You’ll notice an important addition to the MyShingle sidebar – a list of "Other Shingles."  There, you’ll find listed websites and weblogs for other solo and small firm practitioners.  It’s a public service that will always be available free for any solo and small firm lawyer – so if you want to join the party,…

To my readers who visit this site and dream of starting a law firm but are precluded from doing so because of your present circumstances,  one’s for you.  Because it’s never too late, as this article, More Lawyers Flee Megafirms, National Law Journal (5/31/05) suggests.  Though the bulk of the article reports on large firm…

Outsourcing legal research is  a topic that’s made the discussion rounds on various blogs, MyShingle included.  Well, what about the reverse:  how about exporting your firm’s expertise overseas like this Portland Maine law firm, as described in Portland law firm exporting expertise, Matt Wickenheiser, Maine Today (5/29/05).  Seems that some of my fellow energy regulatory…