As a widow who will have not only one but two daughters in college in just a few months, I’ve been dutifully completing multiple financial aid forms on the off-chance that I may now qualify for a bit of assistance above the partial merit scholarships that my older daughter currently receives and that my younger
Editor’s Note: It’s one thing to leave a biglaw firm for solo practice – that kind of thing happens all the time. But what happens if the firm that you leave is one that you built yourself? That decision can be much tougher – but as this week’s guest poster Randall F. Rogers shares, it
Although most legal marketing initiatives focus on client acquisition – think lead generation , SEO-powered blogging and good old fashioned networking – client retention offers far more bang for the buck. Studies show that there’s a 60 to 70 percent chance of making a sale to an
Via Michael Frish of the Legal Profession Blog comes another stupid ethics decision destined to put the kibosh on unbundled legal services and drive clients straight into the arms of Legal Zoom.
Briefly, the sad facts. The lawyer who is the subject of the ethics decision is a solo practitioner serving the Polish community in
At airports across the country, thousands of lawyers have mobilized to represent immigrants who may, or have been detained as a result of Trump’s Executive Order (January 27, 2017) . For those not closely following the details, the EO indefinitely bars Syrian refugees from entering the United States, suspends all refugee admissions for 120 days
What are older lawyers to do when their time expires at big law due to stringent mandatory retirement deadlines? Some may decide to stop practicing law entirely – but for those who aren’t yet ready to leave to the courtroom, solo practice offers a second chance for a second act.
Consider for example, Lawrence Abner
Everyone is familiar with layaway plans. Most common in the context of retail (think Toys R Us or Walmart, to name just a few), layaway plans give customers the option of depositing a fraction of the cost of the item they want to buy, and paying the balance over time. Meanwhile, the
Although I’ve probably employed thirty people over the lifetime of my practice — as contractors, part-time associates, law clerks, or of-counsel, I never used a payroll service until a year ago. Up until very recently, payroll services were costly, complicated or both – and I didn’t want the added expense. And although lack of a
Fafinski, Mark & Johnson (FMJ), a seventeen-year old, mid-sized Minnesota law firm is poised to embrace 2017 with a 17-themed special of its own: offering new business incorporations for just $17.17 – plus expenses, reports the Star Tribune . The goal behind the $17-special is two-fold. First, the firm wants to help more fledgling businesses
Nearly every lawyer is familiar with that iconic moment in A Few Good Men where Jack Nicholson’s character Colonel Jessup, backed into a corner under cross-examination by a young military defense lawyer Lieutenant Kaffee played by Tom Cruise, defiantly retorts back: “YOU WANT THE TRUTH? YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH?” Of course, this being an
