It’s finally spring in the DC area, the weather is warmer, the azalea’s are blooming and so are the new solo blogs. This time, it’s Ben Cowgill, who already blogs the content laden Legal Ethics who’s started up Solo Blawg, a weblog for lawyers in solo and small firm practice. Ben asks "Is there
New Solo on A Mission
There’s some nice press here for fellow solo and blogger, Hoosier Lawyer, Steve Terrell. Formerly with big law firm Ice Miller, Terrell has opened his own firm, with this mission:
Justice, like quality legal services, should not be only for big
corporations and those who can afford the highest-priced lawyers from
the biggest
Outsourcing for Small Firms
This month at Law Practice Today is a roundtable discussion on whether it makes sense for law firms to outsource. The discussion seems geared for larger firms and talk about outsourcing support staff functions as much as legal research and traditional contract lawyering. The issue has another article by Ed Poll on choosing a virtual
Cheerleaders for Solo Practice
I could not resist posting this photo of my very own cheerleaders for solo practice.
A $2 Million Reason to Keep Control in the Courtroom
I have a feeling that the state bars will be a little less busy reprimanding lawyers in Staten Island for unprofessional conduct after the decision reported in $2M award yanked after lawyer’s theatrics go too far, (Staten Island Advance 4/7/06). Now that lawyers know that unprofessional remarks can cost them and their clients money, they
News from the Home Office Front
For those solos who work from home or are thinking about doing so, here are two articles of interest. First, from the Washington Post (4/3/06) comes this article, Working at Home, and Not Alone, about spouses who both work from home and how they negotiate their space. And for those who already work from
The Solo Majority
In her article Small Shops Do the Heavy Lifting, Lovely Dhillon quotes a statistic that I’ve known for a long time, that in fact was my impetus for starting this site: a majority of firms in the U.S. are solo and small practices, a whopping 89 percent in fact.
Even though solo practitioners and
ISO The Money Quote for Briefs
I’ve spent much of the past three weeks in seclusion, almost exclusively focused on a 75 page response in opposition to two summary judgment motions in a federal civil rights matter that I’ve been handling for close to four years. During the process, I had a chance to read some classic Supreme Court and Circuit
Cherry Blossoms, 2005
David Giacalone reminded me that it’s cherry blossom time here in DC. Unfortunately, I have been so busy with a very important brief that I don’t think I will have a chance to see them this year. But here are some photos from 2005:
The Journey to Solo Practice Begins With a Shingle Step
Just got word of two new blogs contemplating a leap to solo practice – Basquette and Talk About Solo, as well as one new solo, Not Guilty, who has just launched. Who knows – maybe you’ll be next!
Update: And there’s yet another one, Oklahoma Solo.