Practice Management

Funeral Home Negligence Law Niche

Posted on April 16, 2010
Okay, it sounds a little morbid, but people in a time of grief expect that their deceased loved ones are treated correctly and respectfully. After all, who should disrespect the dead? Many personal injury lawyers and trial lawyers venture into this niche as part of their broader practice, but it could, and should, be a niche practice in and of itself...

My Kind Of Home Office Printer

Posted on April 16, 2010
 

Pre-Revenue

Posted on April 16, 2010
There are a lot of articles and advice about forecasting your law firm revenue starting off in practice. The problem with all of these methods and suggests is that each is nothing but a wall-eyed guess. Some might call these educated guesses, but I can tell you from experience that the main reason for undertaking this exercise is to delude yourself...

Chicago Bar Association, Shut The Hell Up

Posted on April 16, 2010
Here is my take. If a law student wants to wear a tight blouse that shows off her tramp stamp when she bends over, then so be it. We old, white men gatekeepers of the bar have little else to lighten up our pitiful little lives. I live to be distracted, not that I want my daughter to dress that way for work, but that is a different story...

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You Need To Go Live!

Posted on April 15, 2010
Social media? Try actually socializing. The point is that lawyers who want to build a law practice of their own or a niche, and want to garner qualified leads or clients cheaply, reducing significantly the amount of time needed to socialize the client in regard to what they do and what they need from the client to do their work efficiently, they need to consider live events...

Law School Clinics Come Under Fire

Posted on April 07, 2010
What do you do in a polarized political environment where everybody is attacked for the positions they take. Nothing is seen as innocent, and everything is viewed in some jaded way. There is nothing that is not suspect and conspiracy is seen in the most basic of things...

Great iPad Videos

Posted on April 04, 2010
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cStephen Gets a Free iPadwww.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform

The New Jersey Bar-Tenders To The Bar: "Log Off!"

Posted on April 03, 2010
You generally know when someone is from New Jersey. They are not use to pumping their own gas. They use the term "m@%$#^ f$%#@!" as an explanation point. They drink cawfee. They believe the that 65 mph really means 80. And, they are proficient as using the horn and the finger at the same time...

What We Lawyers Should Take Away From Fox News And MSNBC

Posted on March 31, 2010
I disagree with my inundated colleagues about the real benefits, or believability for that matter, of either Fox News or MSNBC. It does not matter though. I have to admit I watch both on occasion because, like most lawyers, I am an argument junkies looking for the next fix...

Hide Your Facebook Pages?

Posted on March 29, 2010
Law students want jobs and internships. Graduates want legal positions. Employers do not want problems. They want rational people who will show up to work. We all know that perceived personal traits do not always show up at work, and that a snapshot in time does not make the person...

An End To Job Lock

Posted on March 28, 2010
The truth to me is evident. I have met or communicated with too many lawyers who feel they cannot leave their existing practices, government offices, companies, or non-law jobs to start a firm of their own, or to move home, because of "job lock". Of those that do, I have found more than a few that try to practice part time so they can keep their other or main job...

Is Thomas Cooley Law School Out Of Its Every Loving Mind?

Posted on March 28, 2010
I am having a problem with non-profit law school that wish to be frivolous wit tuition dollars believing that their students can always bailout their poor decisions with higher tuition. By and large those tuition dollars are borrowed, and there is nothing worse that coming out of law school with high debt...

If Google Were A Law School

Posted on March 26, 2010
It would be the University of California-Irvine School of Law. Contrary to UCI Law, for example, the University of Houston Law Center decided to raise its tuition 16.5% for existing students and 26.5% for incoming students. And, all of this during the worse recession the country has experienced since the great depression...

Third Wave Resolutions

Posted on March 24, 2010
There maybe more than these, but in starting or trying to grow a Third Wave law firm, these resolutions are a good start. 1. I will not overprice my services. I might as well say I will not under price my services as well. You will literally run off business if you get too cheap or you get greedy...

Life And Wealth As A Solo Practitioner

Posted on March 20, 2010
Money, wealth, and abundance are complicated concepts for those attorneys who want to extend the philosophy of the solo practice into everyday life. First, it is a subjective thing, is it not? Different lawyers have different opinions of what all of this means for them...

(Video) Legal Retainers May Be Illegal In California.

Posted on March 16, 2010

My Lawyer Cannot Beat Your Lawyer

Posted on March 13, 2010
Pretty strange statement, huh? It is the opposite of boasting, of swagger, of bluster, and of grandstanding. Do we all not get tired, just plain old tired, of trumpeters and those brazen windbags. Those swelled head lawyers that convince themselves and yell at others as to how they are better than everyone else? I know I do...

But Where Can We Go For The Figo?

Posted on March 09, 2010

The Economy

Posted on March 09, 2010
 

"Why Do I Fail At Network Or Relationship Marketing"?

Posted on March 07, 2010
I could say, I guess, because you are no good at it, but that would be cruel. It is the truth, however, when you think in context with how most people starting out approach this task. First, they treat it like a task. Hence, it tends to be too mechanical, too outwardly aggressive, and not at all that friendly...

The Backyard Box

Posted on March 03, 2010
I have written about this concept before. If you feel you need a dedicated office, but wish to work at home, and need more space, you should consider building or placing a separate office on your existing home property. You could even place it on property not far from your home in some cases...

People Out Of Work Due To No Fault Of Their Own And Their Health Insurance Are In The Crosshairs Of The GOP's Unprincipled Actions

Posted on March 02, 2010
Admittedly, I do not care for a lot of the policies of Congress and especially the behavior of the Republicans in Congress of late. But, I do not get particularly angry over most of it even though it has some effect over our everyday lives. The reason is that I do not think Congress is out to intentionally hurt ordinary people who are suffering due to no real fault of their own...

(Video) Poll: Happy, Healthy Obamas Out Of Touch With Miserable Americans

Posted on March 01, 2010
Wonderful, funny video that is a good parody of who most cable news, Congress and those involved in our legal system really act and argue.

Medical Marijuana Law Niche

Posted on March 01, 2010
I know there are jokes to be made, but this is a very real and very serious legal practice and niche. California attorney Johnathan Griffith alerted me to this area. I live in Texas and frankly have not followed the trend of medical marijuana too carefully -- until now...

The Tricked Out Law Firm

Posted on February 28, 2010
Okay, the etymology of the term "trick out" comes from the car tuning scene, and refers to modifying a vehicle with as many types of after market parts as supported by a certain vehicle, and really more than anybody can much stand. But, is this not true for most law firms or lawyers starting out as well? I am not sure what it is among us as people...

I Guess I Am Just A Flaming Liberal

Posted on February 27, 2010
If you think less of me for that statement, fine. If you want to discount my writing on other aspects of the practice of law, that is okay as well. Because, I think we know that the most conservative among us are an excluding and dismissive bunch by nature...

David Logan On Tribal Leadership

Posted on February 27, 2010

Mutually Assured Distraction

Posted on February 27, 2010
Call it timidity, fearfulness, faintheartedness, or maybe even cowardice. It might be shyness in the sense people like to get lost in a crowd. It is apprehensiveness, I guess. But, for some reason people starting out in the practice of law tend to do two things that might not be the best...

Video Game Law Niche

Posted on February 26, 2010
The Wall Street Journal brought it up. That demonstrates the importance of this growing practice area. I do not much play video games any more, so I am not up personally on the niche, but nobody can deny how big the industry is. According to the WSJ it is a $50 billion industry and growing...

Video Game Law Niche

Posted on February 26, 2010
The Wall Street Journal brought it up. That demonstrates the importance of this growing practice area. I do not much play video games any more, so I am not up personally on the niche, but nobody can deny how big the industry is. According to the WSJ it is a $50 billion industry and growing...

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