A decade ago, Attorney at Work carried this piece penned by then-solo Ruth Carter which evaluated different mailing address options for her virtual law practice: (a) a bare-bones, UPS Store or PO Box option, (b) a mailing address at a corporate space with access to conference rooms or (c) a “faux office” with access to
Today is a special guest post authored (albeit under some parental coercion!) by my oldest daughter, Elana Joy Israel. As I’ve always said, I started solo because I didn’t have any other options, but I stayed solo (with a small team) because it was the best option as a parent.
For those of you who
The 3rd edition of Solo by Choice is now available on Amazon and I want to make it a #1 bestseller. Why?
Because every law student can recite the starting salary of a biglaw attorney but can’t recite the benefits of starting a law firm.
Because every lawyer re-evaluating their work post-pandemic deserves to know
As I mentioned in this post, I had the opportunity to testify before the Maryland House Government Operations Committee on proposed bill HB292 which would gather data on the race and gender of lawyers subject to disciplinary proceedings by Maryland regulators. Although I’ve never testified before the Maryland legislature before, this wasn’t my first
As management consultant Peter Drucker has been credited with saying, “If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Regardless of attribution, the quote came to mind when I was asked to testify before the Maryland Health and Government Operations Committee on proposed legislation that would track the gender, race, and outcome of attorney disciplinary
So many lawyers, myself included, focus on what we do wrong rather than what we get right. So we’ll hang our head in shame over our messy office, without acknowledging the extraordinary work product that we produced. We’ll fret about our disorganization without giving ourselves credit for hitting deadlines and showing up. We’ll spend hours