Practice Management

Solo Lawyer Post

Posted on January 23, 2008
Are you a solo lawyer that hears voices. They might very well be your own. You can read my soliloquy on the soliloquy culture on Solo Lawyer.

Leverage

Posted on January 22, 2008
There is much written that Big Law. and traditional law firms in general, are more effective because they apply leverage to increase partner income. They employ associates (at various ratios) and staff, such as paralegals, assistants and secretaries, to leverage the work, billable hours, and collections per partner...

Solo By Choice - The Premise

Posted on January 22, 2008
Carolyn Elefant is the renown publisher of the My Shingle blog that assists attorneys in the solo practice of law, among her other many endeavors. But, My Shingle is and has been a product of love to help aspiring solos since 2002. She is also the author of a new book entitled Solo by Choice...

Saturation And Frequency Matters

Posted on January 22, 2008
When you talk about advertising, and especially TV advertising, you are told that saturation and frequency matter. Well, I am here to tell you that it matters in relationship marketing, networking and referral marketing as well. It is not enough to go out occasionally and make introductions...

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Tchaikovsky Is Toast!

Posted on January 22, 2008

What To Do With All Of The Wires And Clutter

Posted on January 21, 2008
I received an email about my home office, as pictured on Home Office Warrior, about how I keep it so neat and especially what do I do with all of the wires. First, as to cutter, it is a life long battle for me. With age it comes with the increased desire to feel comfortable in my office...

Have A Wonderful Martin Luther King Day - "I Have A Dream"

Posted on January 21, 2008

Somehow The Men's Paris Fashion Show Just Does Not Appeal To Me

Posted on January 19, 2008
Is this suppose to be formal, semi-formal or casual work wear? Maybe I can wear it on casual Fridays. What is funny is that Peter Olson of Solo In Chicago blogged about a lawyer being held in contempt for wearing an ascot to court. Can you imagine what a judge might have to say about this little getup.

West Virginia University College Of Law

Posted on January 19, 2008
West Virginia University College of Law is an old line law school. It was established in 1878 and it was approved by the ABA in 1923. It is located in Morgantown, which is an area population of 55,000, is a vibrant, family-friendly community located in North Central West Virginia...

$4 A Gallon Gasoline Might Lead To A Commute-Ectomy

Posted on January 19, 2008
You know in Europe and many other places in the World today gas prices are much higher than in the United States. As a result less long distant travel, mass transit, walkable cities, and smaller fuel efficient cars are the norm. Now do not get me wrong...

Is Blu-Ray Winning The Hi Def War?

Posted on January 19, 2008
The home, the office, the home office is all about tech. Personal enjoyment is part of it. Hi Def is a big part of it. That is the reason that I have not been impressed by the hi def wars. Should I buy a HD DVD player or a Blu-Ray Disc player. You can buy devises that play both, but they are not cheap...

I Have Surpassed A Thousand Posts!!!

Posted on January 19, 2008
It was not really a goal of mine, so it has been a little slow in coming. However, I just surpassed 1,000 posts on this blog. This will actually make 1,010. Now, I know a lot of my brethren have already accomplished this, but this is a lot of content...

B-School Guy Vs. Law School Guy

Posted on January 19, 2008

Michael Bublé - Everything

Posted on January 19, 2008

Do Not Self-Diagnose Colds And Flus

Posted on January 19, 2008
I ran into an attorney friend of mine today and told him I had not seen him in awhile. He then told me that is because he has been in the hospital and at home for three weeks (not working) trying to recover from viral pneumonia. (By the way, a lot of people do not survive it)...

Middle Class Law Firms Do Not Work

Posted on January 19, 2008
Steven Pearlstein writing in the Washington Post states that there is some truth that to survive in competitive markets, business either has to be big enough to have scale or small enough to find cover in protected niches. I have said the same thing about law firm for the last eight years...

Solo By Choice

Posted on January 18, 2008
Today I received my copy of Carolyn Elephant's new book Solo by Choice. It is published by Decision Books, which publishes books for those seeking a life in the practice of law. And, the subtitle of the book is "How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to Be"...

A Different Look

Posted on January 18, 2008
Last night I was working on a post and I realize I was a little bored with the look of my blog. The text column was to narrow, so I expanded it. That meant that I had to replace or alter the banner, so I replaced it. I have been playing with background colors and I might not be finished with that...

Laptop

Posted on January 17, 2008

1-800-Got Junk

Posted on January 17, 2008
There is an attorney named Rick McGuire that comes on TV everyday when I am eating lunch and snarls at the camera, "I hate dunk drivers"! Well, I have kind of the same visceral response to junk. Clutter can ruin your well being, your good intentions, and it can serious disrupt the Ch'i of your home and office...

Roller Shade For Those That Miss Their Dowtown Highrise Office

Posted on January 16, 2008
Found this on Materialicio.

OneLessDesk

Posted on January 16, 2008
Is space a premium in your small office or home? Then you might want to look into the OneLessDesk by Heckler Design. As the website for this desk states it correctly -- "At one time, you needed a desk that could handle a mountain of paper, a two-foot-deep monitor, a printer, and a CPU the size of a Labrador...

Big Band Wednesday - What I Am Listening To Today In My Home Office - Will You Joint Me?

Posted on January 16, 2008

Democratic Candidates - Bankruptcy Reform Was A Mistake

Posted on January 16, 2008
What was interesting about the Democratic Candidate's Debate in Las Vegas was what did not much make the news. Despite all of the back and forth about race and The War, when the issues turned to economic news all three candidates agreed that BAPCPA -- the bankruptcy reform bill from 2005 which passed and went into law -- was a bad mistake...

No Room For A Working Home Office?

Posted on January 16, 2008
For whatever reason you just have to have a degree of privacy at home in order to work from home. You need to be outside of the house, even if it is on the other side of the yard. You feel like you need that degree of separation. There may not be room for you in the house...

Bush Is Certain People See Him As A War Monger

Posted on January 15, 2008
Terry Moran with ABC's Nightline sat down for an interview with President Bush in Riyadh. He told Terry that ""I'm sure people view me as a war monger and I view myself as peacemaker." Count me in the former and not the latter.

Have You Thought About Building An Office, A Home Or A Home Office Out Of Shipping Containers?

Posted on January 15, 2008

University Of Alabama School Of Law

Posted on January 15, 2008
The University of Alabma School of Law, located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is competitive, but this is partly because it is a good value for any perspective law student, but especially ones with connections to Alabama. Listed as Number Three on PreLaw Magazine's best values in law schools, Bama Law has an in-state tuition of only $9,736...

Thin Mints and Thin Macs - You Decide Which One Is Best

Posted on January 15, 2008
Spring approaching brings us the Girl Scouts and the Thin Mint cookie. It now also brings us the thin laptop computer from Apple. Now I am a fanatic about the Thin Mint cookie touted by the Girl Scouts. I am less of a fanatic about Apple. (My apology to Grant Griffiths)...

More Herb Alpert

Posted on January 15, 2008

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