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Last Entry: May 07, 2013 at 22:34:41

Avoid Losing your Health Insurance Coverage after Divorce

Posted on May 07, 2013
Guest post by Scott Morgan Going through a divorce can be a very traumatic experience. You feel like your world is collapsing, so it is hard to think clearly. It is important that you do not lose your health insurance coverage. You never know when you might become sick or insured and need medical attention; [...

Why I Use Ruby as my Virtual Receptionist

Posted on December 26, 2011
I’ve written about Ruby Receptionist quite a bit. They handle the overflow calls for my law firm. Some people might say that voicemail is good enough for their business. But here’s why I pay Ruby instead of letting calls go to voicemail: people don’t leave voicemail messages...

Lawyer Pokes the Bear Over Disclaimers

Posted on October 09, 2011
Richmond lawyer Horace Hunter is fighting the Virginia State Bar on the issue of website disclaimers. Unfortunately, I’ll bet he’s going to lose. (Thanks to Carolyn Elefant for pointing the story out!) According to a Washington Post article, the Bar has taken issue with the lawyer’s lack of a disclaimer on his website...

Review of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer

Posted on July 25, 2011
For the past eleven days, I’ve been the proud owner of an Asus Eee Pad Transformer. Now that I’ve used it a bit and gotten the hang of things with it, it’s a good time to provide my thoughts. GO BUY ONE! This device normally retails at $399...

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Watch out for Reciprocal Social Media Endorsements

Posted on June 30, 2011
I’ve said before that reciprocal endorsements might be a problem in Virginia under Rule 7.2(c): A lawyer shall not give anything of value to a person for recommending the lawyer?s services except that a lawyer may… (exceptions are for advertising costs, non-profit lawyer referral services, and buying a law practice) I decided to contact our [...

A Day in Andrew?s Practice

Posted on June 06, 2011
Have you ever looked back at a day and wondered what you actually did? I’ve had a crazily busy day today, so I decided to figure out where my 13 hours of work went. Here’s my day: 49 email conversations 44 phone calls 4 hours and 14 minutes on the phone 13 new potential clients [...

Virtual Receptionist Ruby Does it Again!

Posted on May 28, 2011
Some companies have an impressive understanding of client service and relations. Ruby Receptionists is one of them. They’re my awesome virtual receptionist. Previously I’ve written about their cool welcome mug and their welcome back cake. Today’s post is to praise them for helping out another solo...

Referral Fees ? To Pay or Not to Pay?

Posted on May 19, 2011
As the attorneys out there know, we have particular rules about sharing fees with people who aren’t attorneys. It’s one HUGE area that has surprised me in my young legal career. Here’s my take: referrals fees are allowed in Virginia; I receive them, and I’m happy to pay them...

I?ll Never Hire Attorney Sync ? Here?s Why

Posted on February 18, 2011
On Tuesday a colleague asked if I’d read a free guide published by an outfit called “Attorney Sync”. They do lawyer web marketing. I was curious what they had to offer, so I checked out the guide she mentioned: http://lawyermarketing...

My Simple Client Fee Agreement

Posted on December 03, 2010
One question that comes up a lot for attorneys is: What to put in the client fee agreement? I’ve worked hard to make mine simple, not intimidating, and in plain English. I know it doesn’t cover every imaginable possibility, but it’s worked great so far in my practice...

Yodle Lied to Me ? My Rating: F

Posted on November 17, 2010
These sales guys drive me batty. My assistant just answered the phone. She told me that a colleague was calling from the Canon Law Group to talk about DUIs. She gave me the guy’s name, which I can’t remember. I didn’t recognize the name or the firm, but I figured it was an attorney who [...

Fighting the Email Deluge

Posted on September 25, 2010
Are you drowning in email? Join the club. Fortunately, I’ve come up with a system that helps me keep my inbox relatively under control. Some days are better than others, and I’m trying to keep improving. But here are my email thoughts. Everybody’s got a different method for this battle...

Virtual Receptionist Ruby Wins Awards

Posted on July 14, 2010
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Ruby Receptionists. These folks do a kick butt job of providing top notch front line customer service as your virtual receptionist. I recently found out that Ruby won several cool awards. First, they’re on the list of Portland Business Journal’s 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies for 2010...

How Do You Measure Website Success?

Posted on April 20, 2010
Andrew’s Note: This is a guest post by a good friend of mine – and awesome link builder – Brandon Hopkins. When I meet with clients that need my link building services, one of the first things I ask is, “How would you measure success?” In other words, what will I need to do to meet [...

Business Networking 101

Posted on April 15, 2010
Most business owners know there’s value in face-to-face networking. But where do you start for successful business networking? Here’s a quick and dirty guide. Ideal client You have to start with some important questions: Who is your ideal client? What problem(s) do they face? What other professionals might they come into contact with? Your goal is to build [...

Validating the Debt is Critical in Fighting Debt Collection

Posted on March 14, 2010
This is a guest post by Sergei Lemberg, a consumer attorney. Many people aren?t surprised when a debt collector calls. After all, they know they owe an overdue debt. But what happens when you’re taken by surprise because you didn?t realize that you owe a debt or had forgotten that you owed money? Bill collectors often [...

Cake in the Mail ? from Ruby

Posted on March 10, 2010
I got a cake in the mail today. Life doesn’t get more awesome than that. It’s from my awesome virtual receptionist: Ruby. When I first signed up with Ruby, they sent me a cool mug. When I went back to them, I actually wondered if I’d get another mug...

Back With Ruby, Virtual Receptionist

Posted on March 03, 2010
My law firm gets a couple dozen (or more!) phone calls every day. Last year I had a virtual receptionist service help me by answering the phones. I wrote about the service, Ruby Receptionists, two different times. I hired an in-office assistant last fall, and I stopped using Ruby...

Eee PC Battery Test ? 7 Hours, 29 Minutes

Posted on September 22, 2009
I was at an all-day seminar last week, sporting my Asus Eee 1000HE netbook. I brought my AC adapter, but I figured it would be a great chance to really test Asus’ claimed 9.5-hour battery. I started the day at about 8:45am with a fully-charged battery...

3 Launchy Tricks ? Evernote, Google Voice, RTM

Posted on September 21, 2009
If you want to control your computer from your keyboard, check out Launchy. It’s a free keystroke launcher. Here are three ways to supercharge Launchy. Evernote I use Evernote for all my note-taking needs. I constantly need to pull up a note that I’ve previously written...

My Custom Business Management System

Posted on September 20, 2009
Business have data to manage, documents to produce, and customers to invoice. Law firms are no different. I run my own traffic defense law firm. It’s a high-volume practice area, which means I have lots of clients at any given time. There are lots of client contracts and invoices going out and coming back from clients...

NameCheap is Cheaper than GoDaddy

Posted on September 13, 2009
Everyone sees GoDaddy’s ads for “$1.99 domains” and thinks they’re the cheapest option. WRONG! I’ve been using NameCheap for years, and I’ll show you that it’s cheaper than GoDaddy. Let’s look at several different situations to give each company a fair shake...

Legal Articles at Article Alley

Posted on September 04, 2009
I was recently asked to write a review of the legal articles section of Article Alley. Here goes! If you’re not familiar with them, article sites are big warehouses of articles. Most of them cover every topic imaginable, but some sites specialize...

Give First, Ask Second

Posted on August 31, 2009
You’ve all seen web forms that ask for your information in exchange for a “free report” or “white paper” on a given subject. What if the great report was right there for the taking, and you were only asked for your information after you read it? There’s an awesome post by Matt Homann over at the [...

Ruby Receptionist Rocks ? My Virtual Receptionist

Posted on August 30, 2009
I first wrote about Ruby Receptionist in March of this year. I had just signed up for a free trial, and I was excited to begin using my new virtual receptionist for my solo law firm. (Here is my original post about Ruby Receptionist.) I’ve now been with Ruby for five months...

Simplicity ? Why I Deleted My Plaxo Account

Posted on August 08, 2009
How many social networks are you a member of? Personally, I’m on way too many to count. Do we really need them all? Probably not. Here’s a quick simplicity challenge for you: pick one social networking site and delete your account. I just deleted my Plaxo account (here’s how to delete yours)...

Amazing Motivation Handbook!

Posted on July 21, 2009
Do you have trouble with motivation? Is it hard to get motivated? What about keeping yourself motivated? I suck at motivation. I go through spurts where I’m able to get lots done, but then I have dry spells. When I’m not motivated, I just can’t seem to get anything done...

Attorneys and Phones ? What?s Your Poison?

Posted on July 14, 2009
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Kat Sanders. There’s no doubting the fact that almost every lawyer possesses a mobile phone ? it is sometimes the lifeline that keeps them connected to their office and their clients when they’re on the go...

Great Twitter Client for Windows Mobile

Posted on July 02, 2009
I use a Windows Mobile smart phone (the Moto Q9c from Sprint). And I love Twitter (I’m aflusche). I’ve been looking for a good Twitter client for my phone. Twikini fits the bill. Twikini has a great set of features. It works with Twitpic and your phone’s GPS...

Review of the Asus Eee PC 1000HE

Posted on June 27, 2009
I?ve had my Asus Eee PC 1000HE for a couple weeks now. I?ve used it for some real work at this point, so here?s my take on this machine. It?s awesome! Before I dig into the specifics of the Eee, remember what a netbook is. It?s a mini computer. It can do virtually anything a full-size machine [...

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