As I’ve written before, too often in solo practice, we’re our own worst enemy. For example, as I wrote here, we’ll reject an idea out of hand because it hasn’t been done before or because the challenges, at least on the surface, appear insurmountable. Even worse, we’ll paralyze ourselves with regrets about clients
Your Partner in Life and Law
Update – a reader tipped me off to this letter from Bruce Allen’s Marketing Catalyst that seeks a spouse’s buy in when a professional signs up for Allen’s services. Actually, I think one of the hardest things for a spouse to understand is that new solos need to invest much of their extra in business
Building a $2 Million Practice From Scratch
Are you building your law practice from scratch? If so, you might want to follow some of the lessons that Wilton McDonald, winner of one of Originate magazine’s Rainmaker awards shares here.
McDonald isn’t a true solo – he was hired by a small firm in Grand Cayman as senior associate for an eat-what-you
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State Bar Review
Meet Me At the National Solo and Small Firm Conference
I’ll be attending the upcoming ABA National Solo and Small Firm Conference in Santa Fe next week, October 2-4, moderating a panel on blogging. So if there are any specific questions that you’d like me to explore, drop me a comment, or come to the panel — it’s not too late to sign up. I’m
Whether By Choice or Necessity, They Took the Road Not Taken
Some of us start law firms because we want to, others because we have no alternatives. I was again reminded of this dichotomy by a pair of inspiring stories, here and here, about two successful shinglers, now in the twilight of their careers, who each started law firms at different times and under different
Help Me Update MyShingle and Get A Copy of SBC, Plus A Consult
UPDATE 9/24/08 – I have already received a number of wonderful responses to this inquiry, and I’m not accepting any more. If you have already sent me an email, I will be in touch within the next few days.
The Online Guide to Solo Practice has been a flagship feature of MyShingle, ever since I launched
A Lawyer’s Guide To Collaboration: Re-imagining Your Law Practice
I’ve waited far longer than I ever intended to review The Lawyer’s Guide To Collaboration by familiar lawyer-bloggers Tom Mighell and Dennis Kennedy. It’s not that I haven’t had time to read the book – in fact, I devoured it the moment it arrived and reference it frequently for various projects in my practice.
Twitter: A Downpour of Information But the Sun Always Shines
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Like some of my lawyer buddies on Twitter, I’ve noticed that I’ve had an increase in followers ever since JD Supra published this list of lawyers on Twitter. While I’m flattered to have you all as new friends, don’t expect my tweets to give all that much insight on what