Over at his My Law License blog, my friend and co-defendant Brian Tannebaum adeptly summarized a thought to which I’ve devoted far too many words without ever getting to the point. Specifically, Brian asserts:
Successful people give away advice on success, unsuccessful people sell it.
Initially, I thought that I could refute Brian’s comment by
Three Lessons for Small Firms from Small Farms
This New York Times article, Small US Farms Find Profit in Tourism does triple duty as an analogue for a law firm niche practice , business model and marketing idea. The Times reports on the trend of farmers creating additional streams of revenue in the form of bed-and-breakfasts, horse-rides and corn mazes to supplement their
Is $160,000 For A Solo Out of Law School Realistic or Rare?
Updated September 20, 2022
Update – Back in 2011, I blogged about a young North Carolina lawyer earning $160k out of the gate in his new practice and asked whether his experience was realistic or rare. More than a decade later, I’m seeing even more new solos with similar results – maybe not a year
Summertime, Selling and the Solo
So, it’s summertime for the solo, and surprisingly, the selling is easy. At least, I’ve always thought so. For starters, lots of law practices slow down, what with clients, other judges and lawyers on vacation and many lawyers have time on their hands. Moreover, with the economy in its current state, it’s a buyer’s market
Musings from the Other End of the Pleading
For the past month, ever since I learned that I’d been named as a defendant in Rakofsky v. the Internet, I’ve been getting acclimated to life on the other end of the pleading. In my seventeen years as a solo, I’ve inhabited a comfortable spot on the signature line. I still get a thrill at
The North Carolina Bar’s Double Standard for Data and Dollars
Two months ago, North Carolina released Proposed Formal Ethics Opinion 6 , Subscribing to Software as a Service (SaaS) While Fulfilling the Duties of Confidentiality and Preservation of Client Property. As others, including my Social Media for Lawyers co-author Nicole Black, NC Bar LPM Advisor Eric Mazzone, e-lawyering pioneer Richard Granat and North
A Tentative Thumbs Up for LawyerUp
Update – 6/19/2011 – opposing views, end of post
As proprietor of MyShingle, a hub for solo and small firm lawyers, I receive calls and emails every few days pitching the latest, greatest online marketing tools. When I don’t jump at the chance to hop into an affiliate relationship (which I don’t do ) or
ABA report: No New Rules Needed for Law Firm Rankings
The following is a guest post by Roy Ginsburg
When U.S. News & World Report decided to rank law schools, this ranking – for better or worse — fundamentally changed the law school admissions process.
So when U.S. News announced that it would join forces with Best Lawyers to publish rankings of lawyers, that announcement
Shingular Sensations Michele Grant & Leo Mulvihill: Solo Celebrities on the Peoples’ Court
After a lengthy hiatus, we’re back on track with our Shingular Sensations, where we focus on solos who have achieved important victories or are otherwise doing interesting work. This month, we feature a pair of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based solos: Michele Grant [MG] of GrantMyersLLC.com – “The Artists Law Firm,” a full-service, talent-side firm focusing
Lawyers & Video: Interview With Gerry Oginski
Why Lawyers Should Use Video from Carolyn Elefant on Vimeo.
Are you interested in learning more about how lawyers can use video? Sure, I could have written a post on the subject, but I figured that the better approach was for the medium to fit the message. So I taped a Skype