One of the keys to successful marketing is to find yourself a place which hasn’t been saturated by lawyers. Thus far, MySpace is one of those spaces and as Kevin O’Keefe of Lex Blog reports, that’s why it’s been a successful marketing spot for 28 year old lawyer Anicia Ogonsky, otherwise known as legallyblondepa.
Waiting 14 Years for the Call
Most of us know that it can take several months for a marketing connection to pan out. This is a post about one that was 14 years in the making. I write this story not to discourage those of you who need your leads to pop now, but rather to make the point that solo
September 11
Like rock and roll, legal work is full of power and passion. It is about people and their stories, even when we represent businesses, as Justice Louis Brandeis powerfully reminded us. We help peple find justice, dignity, truth, riches or maybe just a little relief.
Do you agree that your work is full of power
Let’s Just Authorize Unauthorized Practice Once and For All
Leave it to the bar associations to put the kibbosh on creativity. Take the case of Morris Gould, an enterprising lawyer who came up with a niche practice of offering New York counsel to Florida residents with New York legal matters, as described in this article, Federal Court Grounds Snowbird Law Practice (ABA e-report, 9/1/06).
Be A Shlep!
One of my favorite blogging buddies, David Giacalone, on a partial blogging hiatus as f/k/a, has resurfaced again with a new proposed blog, shlep: the Self-Help Law ExPress. As the name reflects, shlep will provide commentary on and resources for pro se litigation. From the introductory post:
Self-Help Law deserves its own weblog.
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About MyShingle.com
On December 7, 2002, I launched MyShingle.com, a weblog for and about solos and small law firms. At the time that I created the site – ancient history in Internet time- there was no comprehensive site dedicated to the demands and desires of solos and small law firms, the clients we serve and others in
New Orleans Solos, One Year Later
A year ago, Hurricane Katrina reminded all of us solos of the somber side of solo practice; how everything we’ve worked to build can be wiped out in an instant. Sad to say, a year later, some solos are still struggling to get back on their feet, as reported in Uneasy Times for Lawyers
New Year
Today was my daughters’ first day of school, full of anticipation and excitement. As for me, I’ll be resuming my longer work days now that they don’t return home until after 4.