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.
Cheerleaders for Solo Practice
I could not resist posting this photo of my very own cheerleaders for solo practice.
A $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
A 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
News from the Home Office Front
For those solos who work from home or are thinking about doing so, here are two articles of interest. First, from the Washington Post (4/3/06) comes this article, Working at Home, and Not Alone, about spouses who both work from home and how they negotiate their space. And for those who already work from
Graying of the Bar
This article, Graying of the Bar (Seattle Times, 4/10/06) raises some concerns for solo and small firm lawyers reaching the later stages of their careers. As the article describes, state bars are finding that they are investigating more complaints against older lawyers who may be suffering from mental health issues, but continue to practice law.
The Solo Majority
In her article Small Shops Do the Heavy Lifting, Lovely Dhillon quotes a statistic that I’ve known for a long time, that in fact was my impetus for starting this site: a majority of firms in the U.S. are solo and small practices, a whopping 89 percent in fact.
Even though solo practitioners and
ISO The Money Quote for Briefs
I’ve spent much of the past three weeks in seclusion, almost exclusively focused on a 75 page response in opposition to two summary judgment motions in a federal civil rights matter that I’ve been handling for close to four years. During the process, I had a chance to read some classic Supreme Court and Circuit