From this Press Release, I learned about a new book, Urban Lawyers, by John Heinz and University of Chicago Professor Edward Laumann, that examines Chicago’s legal profession using data gathered as part of an American Bar Foundation study conducted in 1994/95. That’s too bad, because while the book sounds intriguiging and confirms much of what
Web & Tech
Some Solo Nostalgia
Fellow small firm lawyer and former solo, David Leffler takes readers on a trip in the Solo Time Machine (GPSolo Magazine – June 2005), revisiting key moments in the history of the Internet. David recalls 1995 – the first year that he put an email address on his stationary (I put email on my business…
Shortcuts So You Can Benefit from Blogs
So, you’ve heard about this blog thing but you’re still too overwhelmed by what it might take to reap the benefits. After all, how can you possibly run a practice and read 700 blogs a day or set up a blog and commit to three daily posts? Well, guess what – you don’t have to. …
Support Freedom of Lawyer Blogging in Kentucky
As discussed here, most of my fellow bloggers have already signed on in support of Ben Cowgill, a solo specializing in legal ethics in Kentucky. Ben’s been dealing with some archane Kentucky ethics laws that, among other things, consider blogs advertising – and charge a $50 fee to review any change to an ad. …
Solos Lead the Way, Again!
Not surprisingly, I’ve always believed that solo and small firm lawyers have been the ground breakers of our profession, from billing practices to advertising to technology. And now, as this article, Lawyers Leap Into Blogosphere acknowleges, we’re setting the pace in blogging as well. As the article state:
So far, most blogs have been published…
Texas Bar Does What MyShingle Did Almost Three Years Ago
This article (Texas Lawyer, 6/1/05) reports on an online resource for starting a law firm that includes articles, manuals, guides – and even a place to purchase books on starting a practice. No, the article’s not reporting on MyShingle or our On Line Guide which has been up and running since December 2002 (with a…
US Government Recognizes Weblogs
Janell Grenier a solo who writes both Benefits Blog and Erisa Blog has let me know that the Department of Labor has included her blogs as well as others in its resource list, as she describes in this post. As Janell has suggested (and I concur), this federal recognition of blogs, particularly those operated by…
What’s Wrong With Linking to News Articles About Ethics Violations?
This article, Lawyer vs. Lawyer Over Web Site, ABA e-report (5/13/05) reports on a lawsuit by one New York personal injury law firm where the firm Moran & Kufta of Rochester posted a headline with a hyperlink on its Web site that told readers that Cellino & Barnes, with offices in Buffalo and Rochester,…
Go Ask A Blogger – It Works!
The greatest thing about blogs is that they give small lawyers like you and me access to resources that were once completely out of our grasp. The reason is that at least now, most bloggers still blog because they’re completely enthusiastic about their field or enjoy sharing information.
Tom Lincoln at the Trial Prep blog…
Ethics, Technology and the Solo
I have a guest post over at Ben Cowgill’s Legal Ethics Blog on A Solo’s View on Ethics and Technology. Clearly, as a solo, I owe much of my effectiveness today to improved and less costly technology, much of which was not around (or at least was not as affordable) back in November 1993,…