Regular readers know that MyShingle is all about original content, all the time, almost always authored by me rather than guest posters (though I’m always open to high-quality submissions). But when a recent bout with the flu rendered me at less than full-capacity for over a week, I’ve had no choice but to revise my
My Shingle Gift Guide
It’s December, the month in which a blogger’s fancy turns to holiday gift guides. Last month, Reid Trautz published his 8th Annual Holiday Gift Guide, but you’ll find more ideas at Allison Shields’Legal Ease gift guide and tech-focused suggestions at Niki Black’s Sui Generis and a round-up of links to gift ideas by
Are Pay Per Lead Services and Attorney Ratings Sites on A Collision Course With Themselves?
Public demand for lawyer ratings is on the rise. As the above graph from Google Trends shows, searches for the terms “attorney reviews” have increased five-fold in the past five years (the drop off results after October 2012 only because all data hasn’t yet available).
The push for lawyer reviews is hardly surprising. Today’s consumers
Run Solo Run: Does Running for Office Jumpstart or Stop A Legal Career?
With Election Day less than a month away and the public tiring of hearing about Obama or Romney, the media has turned its attention to local and lesser known candidates. Moreover, many of those capturing the spotlight are either solos or younger lawyers just starting their careers.
For example, up in Maine shingler Cynthia Dill,
Why I Still Say Nein to Ninety-Nine Designs and Other Contest Sites
Over the years, I haven’t had much luck with branding. Partly, it’s just the Gemini thing; I split my time between my law practice and my practice blog, MyShingle – and even those broad categories are subdivided into various niches. The few times I’ve embarked on attempts to create a logo, I simply settled for
Is Lawyer Advertising Contract To the Tune of $2680 Per Lead Also A Fee Splitting Arrangement?
Depending upon where you live, you may have seen William Shatner shilling for law firms like Alabama-based Slocumb Law Firm on television. Poor production quality notwithstanding, Slocumb’s television advertising comes with a hefty price tag. According to the Washington Legal Times, Mike Slocumb is suing solo D.C practitioner, Michael Wilson for $197,000 in
The $100 Start Up Is A Great Read For Lawyer StartUps
Cruising the airport magazine stand while airing for the departure of my flight to London last week, the cover of the Chris Guillebeau’s new book, $100 Start-Up caught my eye. My ipad was already loaded with reading material, including Eric Ries’ Lean Start Up which I’d put off reading for months, so I wasn’t in
Get in On the Ground Floor With Clients By Providing The Ground Floor
Want to get in on the ground floor with a start up? One law firm, albeit a large one, Foley, Lardner is doing just that. According to the Chicago Business Journal, a new co-working space for entrepreneurs called Catapult just launched in Chicago, and its secured a home free of charge, courtesy of Foley.
Can a Law Firm Be a B-Corporation?
For new lawyers in search of a practice area, social entrepreneurship is all the rage. For those unfamiliar with the term, social entrepreneurship is the business of using business to focus on and solve social problems rather than simply generating shareholder profits. Social entrepreneurship is an evolving body of the law, requiring knowledge of
Lawyers: Drop YOUR Business Card in the MyShingle Virtual Fishbowl!
Note: You can either read through the entire post to learn more about this experiment, or jump right in and fill out this form to “drop” your business card into the MyShingle Online Fishbowl at Pinterest. If you drop your card before March 15, 2012, you’ll qualify to win one of two $75 Amazon