Over at What About Clients?, Dan Hull wonders whether a how to marketing seminar on how small firms can snag big clients would catch on? Of course, Hull knows the answer to that. He writes:
GCs are now smarter
and bolder. Smaller firms can and do land and serve top clients. At top
rates,
MyShingle Reviews Blachman’s Anonymous Lawyer
Let me start this book review with a confession: when I first heard that Jeremy Blachman nabbed a contract to bring his Anonymous Lawyer (AL) blog to the printed page, I didn’t have high hopes. While I read the AL Blog before Jeremy outed himself, I can’t say that I was a huge fan; as
More Biglaw Attorneys Downsize to Solo Practice
This article, Starting Over in the Big Pond (Richmond Business Journal, 6/28/06) reports on “the joys and tribulations of starting a small law firm” as told by former biglaw attorneys Greg Holland and Steven Setliff. The pair describe some of the differences between biglaw practice and starting your own firm, from having to make decisions
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I’ve mentioned Ed Poll, one of today’s preeminent law practice management
experts and coaches, a number of times on MyShingle (most recently in a post
about New York’s new proposed attorney advertising rules), and a number of
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I’ve mentioned Ed Poll, one of today’s preeminent law practice management
experts and coaches, a number of times on MyShingle (most recently in a post
about New York’s new proposed attorney advertising rules), and a number of
his articles are included in our Online Guide to
Creating
Independence Day: The Solo’s Favorite Holiday
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY from MYSHINGLE! 
Ah, Indepedence Day, a solo’s favorite holiday. After all, think of the parallels. Just as England and King George taxed the colonists without allowing them a say in government and stifled individual speech and religion, so too, law firms dominate young lawyers, sapping their creativity and amassig huge profits
Dave Swanner’s No Frills Advice on Starting a Firm
Dave Swanner has some great, defy-the-experts advice on starting a law firm. The essence: Don’t overplan, get a phone line and some business cards, and just do it. Though Dave admits in his comments that this no frills approach may not work for everyone, particularly those with major financial commitments, he’s definitely on to
Should you go with a judge or a jury?
Over at Legal Blogwatch, I posted here about a recent analysis by Volokh guest blogger Andy Leipold, who found that criminal defendants stand a
better chance of acquittal before a jury. I thought that the study might help some of my readers who practice criminal law to make more informed decisions about a
Tips for Family Law Practitioners
Though not every family law case ends up like this one, nonetheless, family law cases are often fraught with more emotion and problems than any other type of case. Clients often come with misinformation about the process and unreasonable expectations about how much the case should cost.
While trends such as collaborative lawyering may
Rooting for GAL
Ed Poll Stands Up For Solos
Here’s a huge public thanks to Ed Poll, one of today’s preeminent law practice management experts and coaches, for sticking up for solos. In this post, Ed joins the chorus of bloggers speaking out against the New York bar’s recently proposed restrictive advertising rules. And in this post, Ed takes on the