Sometime in early 2003 — when blogging and MyShingle were still in their infancy — I learned that Jerry Lawson, one of legal blogging’s pioneers, would be speaking about blogging at a local public library. I hustled down to the even, and before the talk began, I introduced myself to Jerry. Jerry had heard
We live in an age of Oprah-inspired aha moments – that magical point in time when you experience a sudden insight or realization that propels you to action. Ironically, many lawyers thinking either about starting their own law practice or shifting from one practice area to another sit on the fence forever not so much
Welcome to the first annual holiday edition of Solo Sells – featuring products, crafts and services created by current or former solos and smalls. One of the best parts of solo and small firm practice is that if you structure it right, it leaves time to develop and pursue a side gig without leaving behind
San-Francisco based solo appellate lawyer Andrew Dhuey is a legal sensation, with his clever introduction to a motion to dismiss a suit to enforce a monkey’s copyright interest in her selfies dominating headlines at law blogs and traditional media. But to quote from Dhuey’s widely-published brief, “it should not be happening.”
You see, Dhuey does
When legal futurists warn of how technology spells the “end of lawyers,” they invoke travel agents as Exhibit A. “Who uses travel agencies, when you can just go online and find deals?” they ask. “And,” another futurist may add, the deals that consumers can find on their own are better than what an agents can
When this column, Are You Ready to Start Your Own Law Firm by The Law Whisperer Julie Brush came through my aggregator, I had to refresh the feed several times just to make certain that the article’s actual date was October 2015, and not October 1995. Because the advice is so dated, so disproven and
Recently, two prominent legal consultants, Pam Woldow and Kenneth Grady took lawyers to task for sitting on their hands, resolutely unyielding in the face of widespread innovation that could benefit clients. And while I’ll be the first to admit that many lawyers aren’t early adopters and suffer from serious lock step monster syndrome,
Stephanie Kimbro, once a solo practitioner herself, recently wrote of her decision to take a step back from both legal practice and legal reforming for a while, referencing a TED Talk on The Value of Taking a Year Off. Not that I needed any persuading – since after two decades in the same law
As readers may notice, My Shingle has gotten a bit of a facelift — as it has over time – morphing from how we looked ten years ago to two weeks ago to the present. Ultimately, technology rather than design sensibility forced my hand: when Google announced last spring that it would take account of
The following is a guest post by attorney Branigan Robertson.
Starting a law firm isn’t easy. The first three years are the toughest. I opened my employment firm three years ago and it has certainly been a wild ride. Looking back, I realize now that most solo lawyers can survive on their own with a