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
Twelve years and a couple of hours ago, I launched MyShingle.com, determined to create a site that would
support and celebrate solo and small firm lawyers . Since then, so much has changed within the legal profession and for me personally.
Just to take one example, the Yellow Pages are no longer the preferred form
Sometime in the evening of December 9, 2002, I clicked the enter button and launched MyShingle’s inaugural post into cyberspace. My blog has created some great opportunities — but eleven years is also a long, long time to be blogging. Each year, more blogs emerge and it becomes increasingly difficult to stay relevant and keep
Ten years ago yesterday, I pushed the “enter” key and launched MyShingle.com on to the World Wide Web. I didn’t know what to expect, but I fell in love with the medium and my solo/small beat so I just couldn’t stop. But this blog has been so much more than just a place to write
This blog has been dark for several days, since my father died on Saturday, an unbearably sad event made worse by the circumstances surrounding his passing. Temporarily, our family has put these events out of our mind to focus on his life and our memories
On December 9, 2002, I launched MyShingle into the blawgosphere with this Welcome Post. At the time, I had no idea where my site was headed but I was excited to join the first generation of legal blawgers, particularly as one of the few solos among them. Over time, the seeds that I planted took
Close to midnight six years ago, I pushed a button and with this post, launched MyShingle into cyberspace. I didn’t have a grand plan or scheme — to be honest, I hardly qualified to write a blog about solo and small firm practice. Back in 2002, Foonberg dominated solo-land as the only game in
In honor of MyShingle’s 4th anniversary, here’s a gift for readers. First, my original Welcome Message which I retrieved from the Wayback Machine since I still haven’t successfully uploaded my pre-Typepad files (I still long for the days of slash). And here’s a look perhaps into MyShingle of the future: