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.
2005
Wouldn’t You Love A Ruling Like This?
Wouldn’t you love a ruling like this one where the judge determines that you’ve underbilled and bumps your fees up fourfold?
What’s In A Name? Not Associates, If They Don’t Work in Your Firm
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…
Thoughts from a Portsmouth Solo
This article, Focus on Families, Michael McCord, Sea Coast On Line (5/20/05) contains an interview of Susan Denenberg, a New Hampshire attorney who’s been solo for the bulk of her twenty five year career. Denenberg expresses views that most of us solos understand:
Denenberg told the Interview that she realized early on that she…
Support Freedom of Lawyer Blogging in Kentucky
As discussed here, most of my fellow bloggers have already signed on in support of Ben Cowgill, a solo specializing in legal ethics in Kentucky. Ben’s been dealing with some archane Kentucky ethics laws that, among other things, consider blogs advertising – and charge a $50 fee to review any change to an ad. …
Solos Lead the Way, Again!
Not surprisingly, I’ve always believed that solo and small firm lawyers have been the ground breakers of our profession, from billing practices to advertising to technology. And now, as this article, Lawyers Leap Into Blogosphere acknowleges, we’re setting the pace in blogging as well. As the article state:
So far, most blogs have been published…
It’s Cool to Be Solo
SmallFirm Business columnist Kim Fanady writes that it’s cool to be solo, while Susan Cartier-Liebel laments that law school doesn’t teach students about the option solo practice. Which all makes sense, because since when did law schools ever teach how to be cool?
More Shingles Added
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…
Most Attorneys Would Not Go Solo – A Survey I Don’t Believe
According to this Press Release of May 25, 2005 by legal placement agency Robert Half, 93 percent of lawyers polled said that they would not establish a law firm even if they had the necessary capital. OK, I’m biased, but frankly, I don’t believe the survey at all. Here are some of the problems…
Are Solos Really Free?
Thanks to David Giacalone of f/k/a for this post on Lowell Komie’s fiction about law practice, including what it’s like to be a solo (see this one too). David also quotes from Komie and his apparently mixed feelings about whether a solo practitioner is truly “free.” Consider these two views expressed by Komie in an…