With Election Day less than a month away and the public tiring of hearing about Obama or Romney, the media has turned its attention to local and lesser known candidates. Moreover, many of those capturing the spotlight are either solos or younger lawyers just starting their careers.
For example, up in Maine shingler Cynthia Dill,
As Matt Homann points out, price transparency is coming soon already here in both the medical and legal profession. Of course, it goes without saying that most lawyers dislike the idea of putting price on their website either for fear that competitors will undercut them or concern that clients will be deterred by a
Starting a law practice is hard enough, without having to defend yourself in a lawsuit. But that’s the position that Carolyn Hartle finds herself in, according to the Sharon Herald, after having launched her new practice while she was still working as an associate at her former law firm, Lewis and Ristvey. But is
If you have the time, take a few minutes to scroll through How Technology Is Rewiring the Practice of Law, a to-the-point and not to be missed presentation by Bob Ambrogi, my friend and former Legal Blog Watch co-blogger. In addition to interesting statistics about the current state of the legal profession’s use of
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’re familiar with the perennial debate over whether social media or personal referrals are the best way to grow a business. Those who hail from the referral-based school of marketing contend that social media is a waste of time, attracting tire-kickers and dud clients. Meanwhile, those who
In just a few hours, my sweet Mira will step to the front of the synagogue on the occasion of her bat mitzvah. Before family and friends, she will chant the parshat (Torah portion) where Moses speaks to the Jewish people for the last time before they cross the Jordan into Canaan. But Moses cannot
Just a quick note to let you know that I’m taking a brief break. Between an out of town hearing last week, Jewish holidays, my younger daughter’s upcoming bat-mitzvah this weekend, a touch of writing block and most critically, a terrible cold, I just can’t muster the energy to post. I’ll be back up and
By now, you may have heard via Simple Justice or Legal Ethics Forum about the news accounts of the public defender who lost her job after posting a photo of her client’s leopard-print briefs on her Facebook page along with a caption suggesting that the underwear was the client’s family’s idea of proper court attire.
A few months ago, I questioned whether the real estate market is keeping pace with solo needs. But options are increasing, not just for entrepreneurs looking for co-working space, but lawyers as well.
For example, here’s an article about a Minneapolis attorney who’s now a co-working tenant after rejecting other options:
Minneapolis attorney K.M.
You’ve seen the cartoon and its captions (or some version of it) a thousand times: On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog. And while it’s true that the cloud, the web and social media make it all too easy for a lawyer to throw up a website that conveys the impression of a