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Teaching sole practitioners and small pratice attornies how to create and grow their own practices.
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We've Moved!
Posted on March 31, 2009You can now find Build A Solo Practice at our new home at Solo Practice University! Come join me!
Come On In. The Wait is Over.
Posted on March 20, 2009Solo Practice University is opening today at 12:00 noon EDT. Join us!
Announcing Tuition at Solo Practice University?
Posted on March 09, 2009We've announced our tuition for Solo Practice University. Head on over to SPU and check it out!
I Might As Well Have Been Speaking Venusian....Why We Need Social Media Sherpas
Posted on February 18, 2009The other week I had the distinct pleasure of being invited to guest speak at a small and intimate gathering of established small business owners and others (each one nicer than the next!) who sought me out specifically to address...
"Passed the Bar - Hung a Shingle" - David H. Fuller
Posted on February 16, 2009David H. Fuller is a solo practitioner in King County, Washington focusing on bankruptcy and criminal defense. He's known as 'the tough times lawyer'. Just open for six months he wanted to share his story. Most importantly, he also falls...
Going Solo; Confessions & Inspirations - Adrianos Facchetti
Posted on February 13, 2009This is simply a great story of understanding you are a lawyer from day one after passing the bar and acting like one at every opportunity. How Ballet Made Me The Lawyer I am TodayGuest Blogger - Adrianos Facchetti ?The...
Going Solo; Confessions & Inspirations - Lawyer Mom's Reflections
Posted on February 11, 2009With permission from Lawyer Mom's Reflections, I am reprinting this blog post from 'SOARING SKYWARD', a blog written by a Lawyer Mom who left Big Law to create her own professional experience prioritizing family and she discusses other Lawyer Moms...
Read These 10 Secrets To (Fill in the Blank)
Posted on February 08, 2009Did that headline get your attention? Shame on you. This means you are reading this post to either learn some deep dark secret to growing 'your multi-million dollar solo practice working just one day a month' OR you were going...
Going Solo; Confessions & Inspirations - Guest Blogger - Kimberly Alderman
Posted on February 06, 2009When I first saw this post by legal research and writing entrepreneur, Kimberly Alderman, I thought, "I want her to guest post on Build A Solo Practice because she's an absolute original:I have been a small business owner since I...
Living Proof Home Office Lawyering Works - Guest Blogger - Chuck Newton
Posted on February 04, 2009Living Proof Home Office Lawyering WorksGuest Blogger - Chuck Newton "I'll tell ya' the truth", as they say in East Texas, this economic downturn has got lawyers as jumpy as spit on a hot skillet. I am starting to get...
Time for a Blogging Break.....
Posted on February 01, 2009There are times to take a break from blogging...the pause that refreshes. Or, in my case, I have three VERY busy weeks coming up which will require my undivided attention as we go into the 'crush' on Solo Practice University.So,...
"You Ask...I Answer" - Should I Leave My Six Figure Job for Solo Practice?
Posted on January 30, 2009>Question: I am a prosecutor with the Department of Justice. I've been at it for 6 years, and prior to that was at the state AG's office for 6 yrs ? and the list goes on. Basically I have been...
10 Ways I Use Twitter and Why I Do It The Way I Do
Posted on January 28, 2009This post is not meant to tell you how you should use Twitter or whether you should even like Twitter. But it is a post about how I use Twitter and why I choose to use it the way I...
Create Your Network Before You Need Them
Posted on January 26, 2009This is a paraphrased title from a great blog post by Jeremiah Owyang called "Build Your Network Before You Need Them" and he says it best here:Those who ignore the party/conversation/network when they are content and decide to drop in...
"Tip of the Week" - Start a Blog (Huh? That's Your Tip in 2009?)
Posted on January 25, 2009You're laughing at me about now, right? I've been blogging for more than two years, readers considering me well-established and progressive and my tip of the week is something so quaint and 'yesterday' as 'start a blog?'But I realize that...
Going Solo - Confessions & Inspirations - Jeena Belil
Posted on January 23, 2009Life after Big Law actually exists even if you are laid off unexpectedly. This is the story of Jeena Belil:Guest Blogger - Jeena BelilGoing Solo After Layoff? Yes, It Can Be Done! In 2004, I was the Managing Attorney for...
Are You Part of the 'Lost Generation?"
Posted on January 21, 2009I picked up this amazing video from a fellow tweeter and wanted to share on this blog because it sends a powerful message. It is a message I hear often from those who want to go solo as they come...
Why Solo Practice University? is Creating So Much Buzz
Posted on January 19, 2009Solo Practice University? is creating a buzz in the legal profession because we are building an educational and professional networking environment like no other...just for lawyers, specifically solos. And we are bringing in some of the finest 'faculty' around who...
(OT) "Tip of the Week" - Do You Know How To Have Pleasure?
Posted on January 18, 2009No, this is not an advertisement for Viagra, although the headline implies it could be. This is actually a very serious question which has been on my mind since I read this passage from a novel I'm reading by Elizabeth...
Why Partnerships May Seem Good But Can Be Costing You Money
Posted on January 15, 2009I am working with a very committed client at the moment who has been sharing stories with me of her partnership experiences and why she knows she will be leaving her firm and is working towards this goal very soon....
Blawg Review # 194 - A Phoenix Rising
Posted on January 12, 2009A phoenix is a mythical bird with a tail of beautiful gold and red plumage (or purple and blue, by some sources [1]). It has a 600-800 year life-cycle, near the end of which it builds itself a nest of...
"Tip of the Week" - Ask ChaCha
Posted on January 11, 2009I was at my husband's firehouse the other day and the crew was fighting over the answer to the following question: "How many countries in the world?" My first inclination was to go to the computer and google but then...
Why AVVO Will Hurt Lawyers
Posted on January 07, 2009Everyone who reads this blog knows I'm no fan of AVVO for many reasons. But just this week Eric Turkewitz, in a very well considered blog post, again notes the AVVO rating system is just flat out a danger to...
How Saying "I'm Sorry" Can Help With Client Relations
Posted on January 05, 2009I recently flew down to Florida for the holidays. The day was unrushed and rather enjoyable. However, we flew Jet Blue and after we boarded our plane I heard one of the flight attendants say, "I don't know when the...
"Tip of the Week" - Write a Blawg Review
Posted on January 05, 2009Monday, January 12th, I will be hosting my second Blawg Review. You can find my first Blawg Review #142 here. But why is this a 'tip of the week?' There are many opportunities out there to get you, your writing...
2009 - It's All About Choices, Always Has Been
Posted on December 31, 2008I've been wanting to write this post for a while. And the New Year seems an appropriate time to do so.Everything in life is a choice. EVERYTHING! The choices aren't always between two positives or one positive and a negative....
And the Winner of the Free Lifetime Scholarship to Solo Practice University Is....
Posted on December 22, 2008We recently ran a contest for one free lifetime scholarship to Solo Practice University. Then we let the readers of Build A Solo Practice University decide who should be awarded the scholarship. And the lucky scholarship recipieint is............Jessice M...
Will You Be a 20th Century Solo or a 21st Century Solo?
Posted on December 18, 2008While I'm away for a few weeks, getting some holiday R R and before Solo Practice University gets in the fast lane, I wanted to resurrect some posts which will make you think about the future of the legal...
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Are Solo 401k IRA rollovers legitimate?
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