Most of us are curious to learn how much solos earn, yet few solos are willing to publicly share. So here’s a huge hat tip to Peter Olson of Solo in Chicago for posting his monthly financials for 2009. Because Peter’s so disciplined with expenses, he manages to keep virtually everything he kills.
Interestingly, it
I have a blogging-based press pass for the ABA Legal Tech Show so I’m compelled to post a dispatch. So far, I’m enjoying this conference even better than last year. For starters, I’m not a speaker so I can enjoy, not to mention wear comfortable clothes. Second, after spending the past few weeks reading about
With next week’s arrival of Passover, I’m reminded of my favorite readings from the Seder, The Parable of the Four Sons, each of whom asks a question that represents the many levels on which the story of Passover may be understood. First there’s the wise son (as the oldest of four sisters, that passage
From Newsday, I learned that the Nassau County Attorney’s office hopes help out in this economic downturn by opening its doors to bring on several volunteer lawyers who haven’t been able to find other employment. Positions range from working with the county’s Home Ownership Center to advise in mortgage default situations to defending the
Just as then-candidate Obama’s campaign offered solo and small firm lawyer valuable marketing lessons on using social media to speak to and genuinely engage clients, likewise, his presidency continues to serve as a valuable source of ideas. As you probably know, today, President Obama conducted an online town hall, eliciting questions from the public
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. Robert Frost
Why is it that biglaw is always engaged in a constant game of follow the leader? A few years back, sites like Above the Law gleefully documented the steady upward march of
After twenty years of practice, I can do an appeal from start to finish with my eyes closed. I’m intimately familiar with the Three-Bears like requirements for timely filing (too early can render the petition incurably premature; too late and the petition misses the unforgiving statutory deadlines and gets unceremoniously bounced) to the arguments –
I’d love to be able to share the specifics about how to start and run a law firm for every jurisdiction in the country. In part, that was the reason behind MyShingle’s The Bars, Reviewed which summarizes the benefits for solos and small firms offered by the 50 bars and the ABA and provides quick
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So what does Mr. Clean have to do with law firm marketing? Not much, if you’re talking about Mr. Clean all by his lonesome – though I suppose there’s some buried lesson there about branding or image. But what caught my eye about this cleaning product, however, is that it’s a real life example of
Who says being solo means being small time? In Mississippi, two female solos, Constance Slaughter Harvey and Christi McCoy are two of the top contenders for the open seat for United States Attorney General for the northern and southern districts of Mississippi, reports the Northeast Mississippi Journal. Both women boast impressive credentials. Slaughter-Harvey was