Many solo and small firm lawyers share a common problem: too many clients with too little money to pay legal fees. But before you turn those impecunious clients away, you may want to explore other means to help them pay the bills.
Fee Shifting Statutes
Fee-shifting statutes allow a prevailing party to recover legal fees
Today, my blogging buddy Bob Ambrogi posted about a soon-to-be-launching platform Text A Lawyer. Designed to mimic the convenience of Uber, Text-a-Lawyer would allow users to text legal questions via their phones for just $20 and have them answered by a lawyer within minutes. Text-a-Lawyer is a great idea for many reasons. First, because
In the past, I’ve groused about legal tech products that don’t work well because they were designed without lawyer input. That’s why today, I’m excited to introduce Ivy B. Grey, who is featured today as part of the MyShingle Profile Series, profiling solo and small firm lawyers doing interesting things. As Ivy discusses, she’s a
One of my favorite Sunday morning activities during summer is taking my plump little pup Sadie to the weekly Farmer’s Market in my town. It’s a win-win for both of us: Sadie has a chance to consort with other dogs and leave with a juicy bone, while I can pick up fresh ingredients for a
Many of today’s most recent Internet successes – like Uber or AirBnB started out differently from what they’ve become. Uber’s original intent was to operate an on-demand limousine service for business travelers, but today, has morphed into a ride sharing platform used by consumers. Air BnB began as a way to help budget-conscious travelers
Can lawyers use a competitor’s name as a keyword to market their own law practice? Although Google allows law firms’ to purchase competitors’ names as keywords, at least two states — North Carolina and South Carolina — forbid this practice, finding it inherently deceptive. By contrast, Florida and Texas —allow lawyers to use keywords to
Alexa, please hire me a lawyer.
Yes, I realize that asking an AI-assistant to find a lawyer sounds far-fetched — like something out of a bad sci-fi movie. But Marketing in the Age of Alexa , a thoughtful, must-read article by Niraj Dawar in this month’s issue of the Harvard Business Review will persuade you
Last week, the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (IARDC) issued a report that recommends allowing attorneys to participate in for-profit referral and matching services, and seeks public comment on a proposed framework for regulating for-profit referral companies and participating attorneys. The IARDC’s approach has been hailed as a favorable development by some, and
This month, as part of our ongoing Profile Series on solo and small firm lawyers doing interesting things, we’re introducing another category: solo and small firm lawyers who’ve kept their day job but have a gig on the side. Our first solo/small firm side-gigger is Alan Fanger , a lawyer located in Newton, Massachusetts with