In reading this article about physicians feeling pressure to join hospital or health network systems, I wondered whether this might be the future for the practice of law as well. The article describes the experience of Dean Pollack, an OBGYN, in practice for thirty years, who is committed to maintain an independent practice – notwithstanding
Future of Law Friday: Disruption in Law Is So Last Century
Over at Lawyerist, Sam Glover penned a thoughtful, witty piece questioning whether the recent crop of legal technology companies promising to disrupt the practice of law, can or will actually deliver. Sam asserts that many of these companies haven’t a clue as to how lawyers practice and consequently, they “build a “solution” to what
Quick and Dirty Professional Advice, Just a Click Away
An apple a day may keep the doctor away – but an app each day ensures that a doctor is always on-hand. One new app, First Opinion allows users to text message doctors health-related questions. FirstOpinion pairs each user with a specific doctor and over time, they build relationships. The app isn’t intended to offer
Can Lawyer-Specific Social Networks Succeed?
Yesterday, Bob Ambrogi reported on the emergence of yet another lawyer-focused social network, this one called Foxwordy, which touts an invitation-only membership and “access to thousands of docs and clauses authored by experts” as two of its unique features. Of course, what’s also potentially unique about Foxworthy is that it may charge for
Is Starting a New Kind of Law Firm As Easy As Riding A Bike?
There’s a new law firm on the block here in Washington D.C., reports the Washington Post — easily recognized by its sunny yellow bike. The cycle analogy is a bit of a play on words, since here, the BIKE stands as an acronym for the Tandem’s tagline, “Be yourself, Innovate, Kindness and Engagement.” Not
Reinvent Law: Nothing Left to Say
The problem with being late to the party in the blogosphere is that there’s often nothing left to say. And so it is that late with my dispatch on #ReinventLaw, I find that most of what I would have described — from the mixed bag of speakers and their varying degree of success with the
Why Doesn’t the ReinventLaw Include Practicing Solo and Small Firm Lawyers Or Counter-Views?
Delaware’s Bonafide Office Requirement Is Bonafide Hypocrisy & Bonafide Short-Sighted
You might say that recently sanctioned Delaware attorney Fred Barakat didn’t set his sights high enough. Suspended for two years for several disciplinary violations including representing clients from his Pennsylvania home without a bonafide office in Delaware, Barakat could have been a paragon rather than a pariah had he founded an #AltLaw operation instead
Food for Thought for Spotting Law Practice Trends for 2014
Tis the season for trend spotting! As the year winds down, predictions of hot practice areas and the future of law will cram the legal trade press and blogs. In fact, Bob Denney has already released his always excellent annual “What’s Hot and What’s Not” over at
Attorney at Work; if you only have
The Lawyer Network That Was a Lawyer Notwork: Lessons from An Unsuccessful Venture
Four and a half years ago – when Axiom Legal was just gaining traction and Virtual Law Partners and Rimon Legal and Fisher Broyles were the only dispersed legal business models on the block, a group of eight solo colleagues and I who practiced in four different cities came together to form a collaborative of