As management consultant Peter Drucker has been credited with saying, “If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Regardless of attribution, the quote came to mind when I was asked to testify before the Maryland Health and Government Operations Committee on proposed legislation that would track the gender, race, and outcome of attorney disciplinary
So many lawyers, myself included, focus on what we do wrong rather than what we get right. So we’ll hang our head in shame over our messy office, without acknowledging the extraordinary work product that we produced. We’ll fret about our disorganization without giving ourselves credit for hitting deadlines and showing up. We’ll spend hours
Dear Readers,
As we reach the end of 2021, I wanted to thank all of you for your support of MyShingle and also let you know what we’ve been up to. First, I’m excited to announce that the site is undergoing a renovation which will make it easier to find all of the content that
By now, longtime readers know the story of MyShingle.
Back in 2002, I was a 30-something law firm owner hell-bent on spreading the gospel that law firm ownership was an option for anyone anyone with a law degree whether they’d always dreamed of starting a firm or never considered it but felt they had no
This year, the Jewish holiday of Hanukah arrives early on the secular calendar, just a few days on the heels of Thanksgiving. Which makes this year perfect to reprise one of my favorite posts here at MyShingle. Enjoy!
Behold the Menurkey. Part Menorah, part Turkey, the Menurkey commemorates the intersection of Thanksgiving and Hanukah,
Last week, consumer-facing legal tech enjoyed a moment in the mainstream sun when HelloPreNup and its founders Sarabeth Jaffe and Julia Rodgers appeared as contestants and snagged a deal on the popular television hit, Shark Tank. When I shared news of the win in the popular Lawyer on the Beach Facebook group, several commenters
If you’ve been practicing law for fifteen years or more, you probably remember when a relatively boilerplate website, sans SEO or copywriting cost $3000 or more – which is why many solo and small firm lawyers lacked an online presence. And truth be told, it didn’t matter much anyway because many consumers didn’t rely on
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Are you tired of clients calling on weekends? Or explaining to clients over and over again how long a case will take to resolve? Or dealing with complaints about not returning an unscheduled phone call for two days?
Law practice doesn’t have to be that way. Sure, most lawyers will always deal with unavoidable emergencies