Readers, you may have noticed that MyShingle has been a little bare recently. The low post volume was the result of a major matter that I just completed and also, a week away from the office in Las Vegas, both business (speaking at a conference) and pleasure (family spring break vacation). Though the artificiality of
Let One Thousand Solo Blogs Bloom!
It’s finally spring in the DC area, the weather is warmer, the azalea’s are blooming and so are the new solo blogs. This time, it’s Ben Cowgill, who already blogs the content laden Legal Ethics who’s started up Solo Blawg, a weblog for lawyers in solo and small firm practice. Ben asks "Is there
A Public Interest Law Firm Solo
So, you want to work in public interest, but can’t find a position or afford to take one? Why not start your own firm instead, with a public interest firm on the side? That’s what Scott Levine of Aegis Professional Services did as reported in this article, Scott Levine Fulfills dream of starting public interest
New Solo on A Mission
There’s some nice press here for fellow solo and blogger, Hoosier Lawyer, Steve Terrell. Formerly with big law firm Ice Miller, Terrell has opened his own firm, with this mission:
Justice, like quality legal services, should not be only for big
corporations and those who can afford the highest-priced lawyers from
the biggest
Outsourcing for Small Firms
This month at Law Practice Today is a roundtable discussion on whether it makes sense for law firms to outsource. The discussion seems geared for larger firms and talk about outsourcing support staff functions as much as legal research and traditional contract lawyering. The issue has another article by Ed Poll on choosing a virtual
Will Your Voice Attract Clients?
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